[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 167 (Monday, November 9, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S11289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        REMEMBERING MYRON GORDON

 Mr. FEINGOLD. Madam President, it is with great sadness that I 
mark the passing of an important judicial figure in Wisconsin and a 
dear family friend, Myron Gordon.
  Myron was a good friend of my father, Leon Feingold, for many years, 
and I was privileged to know him well myself. He was a man of so much 
integrity, and I admired him tremendously, as my father did. In his 
obituary in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, people describe him as a 
``giant'' of the legal profession and the ``king of judges,'' and he 
truly was.
  His outstanding character served him well in his many years on the 
bench, on Milwaukee County Civil Court, the Milwaukee County Circuit 
Court, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and, finally, the Eastern District 
of Wisconsin, where he served as a Federal judge until his retirement 
in 2001.
  Myron had so many wonderful qualities that came through in his work. 
He was very wise, and he was absolutely fairminded, refusing to play 
favorites in the courtroom or be swayed by outside opinion. He was an 
example for us all, and I am so glad that he was able to serve the 
State he loved so well for so many years. I was fortunate to know him, 
and Wisconsin is fortunate to have benefited from his lifetime of 
service and his commitment to the public good. He will be greatly 
missed.

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