[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 129 (Wednesday, November 15, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2036]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO JUDGE GEORGE P. KAZEN

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 15, 2006

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Judge George P. Kazen 
as a recipient of the 2006 Longhorn Legacy Awards, given to him on 
October 5th, 2006 by the Laredo Chapter of the University of Texas Ex-
Students Association.
  Judge Kazen received his law degree with honors from the University 
of Texas School of Law in 1961, and thus began a long, accomplished 
career in law. Shortly after graduation, he served a term as a briefing 
attorney for the Texas Supreme Court, entered the United States Air 
Force as a JAG officer, and was awarded the Air Force Commendation 
Medal in 1965. He returned back to the city of Laredo in 1965 where he 
practiced law until he was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to 
become United States District Judge in 1979 for the Southern District 
of Texas. The Southern District of Texas includes divisions in Houston, 
Galveston, Victoria, Laredo, Corpus Christi, McAllen, and Brownsville. 
Judge Kazen also is a member of the FISA Court based in Washington, DC.
  He has received a number of accolades and awards such as the Dean 
Leon Green Award from the Texas Law Review Association in 1998, the 
Samuel Pessarra Award for Outstanding Jurist from the Texas Bar 
Association in 2004, and the Mr. South Texas Award in 2000. He is 
extensively involved in several legal and civic organizations such as 
the Fifth Circuit District Judges' Association, the Laredo Civic Music 
Association, the Boys and Girls Club of Laredo, and the St. Augustine-
Ursuline Board. He served as a member of the Laredo Community College 
Board of Trustees from 1972 to 1979 and has lectured at various legal 
and judicial seminars throughout the country.
  Judge Kazen has been married to the wonderful Barbara Ann Kazen for 
44 years since 1962 and has four children and seven grandchildren. He 
is a member of the Blessed Sacrament Church, where he is president of 
the Parish Council and is a lector and eucharistic minister.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have had this time to recognize the 
dedication of Judge George P. Kazen to the city of Laredo and to 
promoting the University of Texas at Austin as one of its most 
accomplished alumni members.

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