[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 23, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E72]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING JUDGE PHILLIP FIGA

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                        HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 23, 2008

  Mr. TANCREDO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to U.S. 
District Judge Phillip Figa, who passed away earlier this month at his 
home in Greenwood Village, Colorado after a struggle with cancer.
  A native of Chicago, Illinois, Judge Figa received his legal 
credentials from Cornell Law School in 1976 before becoming a highly-
successful litigation lawyer and co-founding the Burns, Figa & Will 
P.C. law group, where he built a reputation for fairness and 
impartiality. He became Chair of the Colorado Bar Association Ethics 
Committee in 1984 and eventually President of the Association in 1995.
  In 2003 President Bush appointed Judge Figa to the U.S. District 
Court for Colorado where he served our nation as a fair and dedicated 
jurist. Colorado has lost a fine public servant with the passing of 
Judge Figa. Our best wishes and heartfelt condolences go out to all who 
knew and loved him.

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