[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 119 (Thursday, September 21, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1798]
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                         HONORING JOEL B. ROSEN

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 21, 2006

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the Honorable Joel 
B. Rosen, United States Magistrate Judge of the New Jersey District, 
for his exceptional service to his community. I consider Joel a close 
friend, and commend him for his continuing commitment to the practice 
of law.
  After graduating from Rutgers School of Law at Camden, with honors, 
Judge Rosen served as an Assistant United States Attorney. For a time, 
he was the attorney-in-charge of the United States Attorney's Office in 
Camden where he received several commendations from the Department of 
Justice for prosecuting organized crime and political corruption. He 
also served as the Chief of the Special Prosecutions Section as a 
Deputy Attorney General in the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice. 
In 1987, Judge Rosen was sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge 
for the District of New Jersey.
  Judge Rosen was awarded the Rutgers School of Law Honorable Joseph M. 
Nardi Jr. Distinguished Service award in 2004. In 1999, he received the 
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. ``Champions for Social Justice and 
Equality Award'' from the Black Law Students Association at Rutgers 
School of Law. He was the recipient of the Special Achievement Award 
from the Department of Justice in 1976 and received Special 
Commendation of Outstanding Service in the District of New Jersey, 
Department of Justice in 1975. Judge Rosen is a Former Member of the 
Judicial Conference Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction and the 
Federal Judicial Center, Magistrate Judge Education Committee. He was 
also the Former President of the Federal Magistrate Judges Association.
  I have known Joel both personally and professionally for over a 
decade and have found him to be a man of outstanding moral character. 
His compassion and integrity are only matched by his keen mind and 
superior knowledge of the law. I am proud to call Joel a friend.

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