[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 155 (Monday, October 15, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2129]
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                     HONORING JUDGE DEBRA KAZANJIAN

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 15, 2007

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
Honorable Debra Kazanjian upon being named one of ``The 2007 Women of 
Distinction'' by the Fresno County and City Republican Women Federated.
  Judge Kazanjian is a graduate of California State University, Fresno 
where she received a bachelor of arts degree, summa cum laude. She 
earned her juris doctor degree from McGeorge School of Law at the 
University of the Pacific. After completing her education, she returned 
to Fresno, CA, where she was born and raised. She practiced as an 
attorney for 19 years before being elected superior court judge in 
2000. Currently, she is assigned to the probate court.
  Aside from being a Superior Court Judge, Judge Kazanjian has served 
the legal community of Fresno County in many different capacities, 
including: president of the Board of Trustees of the Fresno County Law 
Library, two terms as a member of the Board of Directors of the Fresno 
County Bar Association, President of the Fresno County Young Lawyers 
Association, Chair of the Family Law Section of the Bar Association, 
member of the Domestic Violence Roundtable, and Scoring Judge at the 
Fresno County Mock Trial Competition. She has also spoken at numerous 
legal and community forums. Judge Kazanjian's community service record 
is as long as the list of legal services. Her community service 
includes: 5 years on the Fresno County Planning Commission where she 
also served as Chairwoman in 1995, member of the City of Fresno Charter 
Review Committee, one of the 1993 Top 10 Business/Professional Women of 
the Year, Member and Chairwoman of the Little Hoover Commission City 
Clerk's Office Task Force, and member of the City of Fresno Blue Ribbon 
Task Force on City Council Ethics and Operations. Further, she is a 
past president of the Fresno State Alumni Association, and a member of 
the Channel 18 Business Advisory Committee and the Junior League of 
Fresno. Lastly, she has served in the Fresno Public Education Fund's 
``Principal for a Day'' program.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate the Honorable 
Debra Kazanjian upon being awarded with ``The 2007 Women of 
Distinction''. I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing the 
Honorable Debra Kazanjian many years of continued success.

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