[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 109 (Thursday, July 22, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          JUDGE DONALD SHAVER

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                         HON. DENNIS A. CARDOZA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 22, 2010

  Mr. CARDOZA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Judge Donald Shaver 
who will retire from the court in August 2010.
  Judge Shaver began his legal career in private practice with Diehl, 
Steinheimer, Riggio, Haydel and Mordaunt in 1981. He continued private 
practice in 1982 with the firm, Calone and Roster in Modesto. He 
entered into the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office as a 
homicide attorney where he remained for 7 years.
  Judge Shaver was appointed Judge of the Municipal Court of 
California, County of Stanislaus, in 1990. He served on the Superior 
Court and Municipal Court Consolidation Committee from 1996-1998. 
During this time he was elevated to the Superior Court of California, 
County of Stanislaus.
  Judge Shaver demonstrates leadership through many avenues including 
his recent activities as section liaison to the ABA Coalition for 
Justice and co-chair to the ABA Section of International Law, 
International Criminal Law Committee. In 2006, Judge Shaver was the 
first American judge to work with the International Criminal Court in 
The Hague.
  Judge Shaver is highly respected by a broad segment of the justice 
system based on his honesty, integrity and sense of fair play.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in honoring Judge 
Donald Shaver for his efforts and dedication to the Superior Court of 
California and the County of Stanislaus.

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