[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 29, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2398]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO HON. RENEE JONES WEEKS

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 29, 2009

  Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues here in the House of 
Representatives to join me as I rise to recognize the Honorable Renee 
Jones Weeks for her many years of service to the community and to 
congratulate her upon her retirement from the Chancery Division, 
Superior Court of New Jersey (Essex Vicinage). Appointed to the Bench 
on July 14, 1989, Judge Weeks has served in the Family Part, Criminal 
Part and Civil Part. She has also served in two counties, Essex and 
Union during her tenure.
  Judge Weeks has been actively engaged in various organizations 
throughout her career. She was a Co-Incorporator of the Garden State 
Bar Association, Co-Founder and First President of the Association of 
Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey and Past Secretary of the Garden 
State Bar Association. She also served as Vice President of the 
National Bar Association, President of the Women's Division of the 
National Bar Association and Financial Secretary, Chair-Elect and Chair 
of the Judicial Council of the National Bar Association.
  A graduate of Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey and Ursuline 
College in Pepper Pike, Ohio, Judge Weeks has served on several 
committees of the New Jersey Supreme Court. She is the recipient of 
numerous awards and was the first Black Trustee of the Essex County Bar 
Association. Judge Weeks is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, a 
past Board Member of the New Jersey State Opera and a former Court 
Liaison to CASA (the Court Appointed Child Advocacy Program).
  Madam Speaker, I know my colleagues agree that Judge Weeks is an 
excellent role model for women and minorities in the legal profession. 
She will leave a lasting impact on those who were fortunate enough to 
benefit from her guidance. I am pleased to join all those in attendance 
at a Retirement Party in her honor in wishing her a wonderful 
retirement.

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