[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 8, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E535]
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 IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE ATTORNEYS AND JUDGES OF CLEVELAND AND CUYAHOGA 
                     COUNTY WHO HAVE PASSED IN 2007

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 8, 2008

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of the men 
and women who served as attorneys and judges in Cleveland and Cuyahoga 
County who passed away in 2007. They will be remembered for their 
individual and collective dedication as public servants, all focused on 
the public good, on the occasion of the Annual Greater Cleveland Bench-
Bar Memorial Program being held on April 7, 2008, in Cleveland.
  I stand with Chief Judge James G. Carr of the U.S. Federal District 
Court, Northern District of Ohio, and all the judges and magistrates of 
the Northern District, and the Bench-Bar Program organizing committee 
to remember and commemorate the lives and accomplishments of the 
lawyers and judges in our community who have recently passed. Through 
their work as lawyers and judges, these individuals have contributed 
their talent, trade and expertise within an array of roles to guide and 
support the citizens of the greater Cleveland community. We remember 
Thomas F. Allen, Robert F. Belovich, Sr., William E. Blackie, Jr., 
Edward J. Corrigan, Norman A. Fuerst, Michael R. Gallagher, Victor 
Greenslade, Jr., John Gustin, James E. Kuth, Anne M. Landefeld, Howard 
A. Levy, Joseph J. LoPresti, Jr., Charles S. Lynch, Stuart O.H. Merz, 
Ivan L. Miller, Robert Nelson, Robert S. Passov, Robert B. Preston, 
Jr., Ralph Rudd, Constantino M. Scudiere, Dennis H. Sherman, Richard B. 
Steuer, Kent N. Stone, Mark Edward Sullivan, Robert E. Sweeney, William 
Cronin Trier, Jr., Owen F. Walker, and Herbert R. Whiting. Their 
dedication to the legal profession and to the community will forever be 
respected and remembered.
  It is noteworthy that the program on April 7, 2008 is being held at 
the recently restored Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse at 
Cleveland's Public Square. Senator Metzenbaum himself was a public 
citizen, lawyer and legislator whose service to the people of Ohio and 
the Nation is legendary. He was a consummate consumer advocate, labor 
rights advocate, accomplished legislator and an important figure in 
Ohio's political history whose passing last month we also mourn.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in remembrance of the 
members of the legal profession who dedicated their professional lives 
to the law and to working among the people in the Greater Cleveland 
community to uphold and improve our justice system. Let their 
accomplishments and commitment to their profession serve as an example 
to be followed by all who follow in their footsteps.

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