[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 114 (Thursday, September 14, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1728]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO GEORGE HAGAN

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 14, 2006

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to George Hagan, 
who is retiring from his position, held since 1998, as Trial Court 
Administrator, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, Fremont 
Hall of Justice in Fremont, California. He has served more than three 
decades of exemplary service in the California judicial branch of 
government. Prior to coming to Alameda County, Mr. Hagan served in 
court administrative positions in Imperial and Los Angeles counties.
  Mr. Hagan was Clerk of the Court and Administrative Officer for the 
Fremont-Newark-Union City Judicial District from 1977 through 1998. 
During this time, the court doubled in size as the tri-city area became 
one of the major residential and commercial regions of the San 
Francisco Bay Area. Under Mr. Hagan's administration, the court 
received the prestigious Ralph Kelps Award from the Judicial Council of 
California for an innovative traffic citation collections program which 
allowed the driving public to pay their traffic fines at anyone of 
fifteen Southern Alameda County branches of Fremont Bank.
  He is past president of the California Association of Municipal Court 
Clerks. In this capacity, Mr. Hagan worked with the California 
Legislature on several key pieces of legislation affecting the 
administration of the state courts.
  Mr. Hagan's service to others is noteworthy. He is past president of 
the Union City Lions Club. During his term, an entire civil defense 
field hospital, including three ambulances, was donated to three public 
hospitals in the Philippines. For his humanitarian effort, Mr. Hagan 
received special commendations from a host of public officials in the 
Philippines.
  Mr. Hagan is actively involved in his local community, having served 
as founding president of the New Haven School Foundation. The 
Foundation, under his leadership, has raised thousands of dollars to 
insure the continuation of sports and fine arts programs in public 
schools. He is past president of the Washington Township Men's Club; 
member of the school board; past chairman of Mission Hills Christian 
School in Fremont and was instrumental in establishing the Union City 
Youth Soccer League. He is a member of the Lay Advisory Council for the 
Northern California Conference Seventh-Day Adventist Church and was a 
leader in the establishment of the Veterans Memorial Park in Fremont.
  A retirement dinner is planned for Mr. Hagan on September 22, 2006. I 
join his colleagues in thanking him for his service to the courts and 
his community and wish him well on his retirement.




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