[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 65 (Monday, April 23, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S4854]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
  S. 1189. A bill to designate the Federal building and United States 
Courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as 
the ``George Howard, Jr. Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I rise today to commemorate the life and 
achievements of Arkansas native George Howard, Jr., who died Saturday, 
April 21, 2007 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, AR. 
Howard, a remarkable lawyer and civil-rights leader, was Arkansas's 
first black Federal judge. I am pleased to honor his legacy today by 
introducing legislation to designate the Pine Bluff Federal building 
and courthouse the ``George Howard, Jr. Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse.''
  Judge Howard will be remembered for a number of remarkable 
professional accomplishments. He was named by President Carter to a 
lifetime appointment as U.S. District Court Judge for Arkansas's 
Eastern and Western districts in 1980. Prior to taking office as a 
Federal judge, Mr. Howard worked as an attorney in private practice and 
served as President of the State Council of Branches of the NAACP.
  He graduated from law school at the University of Arkansas at 
Fayetteville in 1954. Though not the first black student to graduate 
from the U of A law school, he was one of the earliest and was the 
first black student to live in campus housing. Judge Howard also served 
in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
  His hard work, dedication to his country and profession, and historic 
contribution to the State of Arkansas should be celebrated and 
remembered. For this reason, I urge the Senate to adopt this 
legislation honoring Judge George Howard, Jr.

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