[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 16, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E29]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING RETIRING NYS SUPREME COURT JUSTICE JEROME GORSKI

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 16, 2008

  Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today 
to honor a respected jurist, a dedicated public servant and a trusted 
friend of this community upon the occasion of his retirement from the 
New York State Appellate Court Division. Madam Speaker, I want to call 
to the House's attention the outstanding record of public service of 
Justice Jerome C. Gorski.
  Judge Gorski received his law degree from Georgetown University in 
1962 and was admitted to practice later that year. He initially 
practiced in Buffalo, concentrating on negligence, products liability 
litigation, and labor relations related work. From 1973 until 1980, he 
served as law clerk to Judge James L. Kane, first in County Court and 
later in Supreme Court. In the past, Justice Gorski served a clerkship 
under renowned U.S. District Court Judge John J. Sirica.
  Initially elected to the Supreme Court in the late 1980s, Judge 
Gorski's judicial career culminated in his appointment to serve on the 
Supreme Court's Appellate Division for the Fourth Department in 2001. 
Judge Gorski received the Outstanding Jurist Award from the Erie County 
Bar Association in 1998, and the 2000 Award of Merit.
  Judge Gorski is a part of a revered family in Western New York. Judge 
Gorski's father, the late Chester Gorski, and his brother Dennis, each 
had outstanding careers in public service, and each were, in the past, 
candidates for the congressional seat that I am fortunate to occupy 
today. Imbued within the Gorski family is an innate commitment to the 
community that is Buffalo and Western New York, and all of our 
residents are better for the tremendous commitment to public service 
demonstrated by the Gorski family.
  Madam Speaker, in recognition of and in gratitude for his service, 
leadership and patriotism, I ask that this honorable body join me in 
honoring Justice Jerome Gorski upon the occasion of his retirement, and 
wish he and his family the very best of health and happiness in the 
months and years ahead.

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