[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1031]
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                      HONORING HON. L. BRYCE CHASE

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 8, 2010

  Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to the 
Honorable L. Bryce Chase. On June 2, 2010, after 29 years, Justice 
Chase retired as Judge of the North Kern Municipal Court in Delano, 
California.
  Mr. Chase was born in Eugene, Oregon on March 30, 1945. He moved with 
his family to Shafter, California in 1949, and then to Delano, 
California in 1954. Upon graduating from Delano High School in 1962, 
Bryce attended Bakersfield College and Linfield College. He then 
attended University of Southern California, and graduated with a 
Bachelor of Arts Degree. Bryce served in the United States Army from 
1967-1969, stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington and Fort Gordon, 
Georgia. In 1972, he began law school at Northwestern School of Law at 
Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Bryce graduated with his 
Juris Doctorate degree in 1975 and was subsequently admitted to the 
California State Bar. He was a Legal Clerk and Associate Attorney with 
M. Dwain Smith from 1975 until 1977, when he began his sole private 
practice in Delano, California.
  Mr. Chase became a judge of the Delano-McFarland Justice Court in 
1981. The Delano-McFarland Justice Court became the North Kern 
Municipal Court in 1990, and Judge Chase continued to serve as a 
judicial officer. As a judge, Bryce was involved in several county-wide 
programs. He established the first self-funded court and community 
service program in Kern County, served three terms on the Kern County 
Trial Coordination Committee and one year on the Administrative 
Structure Committee for Kern County. In addition, Judge Chase was also 
Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Uniform Rules of Court for Kern 
County, served on the Trial Court Presiding Judges Advisory Committee 
and is an active member of California Judges Association.
  Judge Chase has always played a large role in the community of 
Delano. He has been an active member of the Delano Kiwanis Club and 
Greater Delano Area Youth Foundation since 1982, where he served as 
President for both organizations. He is a member of the First Baptist 
Church and has been honored for his community service by Proteus 
Training, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Past Lieutenant Governor Leo 
McCarthy and yours truly, when I was a member of the California State 
Senate.
  Madam Speaker, it goes without saying that Judge Chase's dedication 
and accomplishments to the community of Delano have gained him respect 
and appreciation from all who have worked with him and know him. We owe 
L. Bryce Chase a magnificent collective thank you. I ask my colleagues 
to please join me in honoring Judge Bryce Chase for his productive 
years of public service to the community of Delano.

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