[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 109 (Thursday, July 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IN RECOGNITION OF PRESIDING JUDGE HERBERT E. PHIPPS

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 19, 2012

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure and honor to 
extend my sincerest appreciation and personal congratulations to 
Presiding Judge Herbert E. Phipps for his distinguished service on the 
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia. On Monday, July 23, 2012, his 
legacy as a judge will be recognized at the Unveiling and Hanging of 
His Portrait at the Judicial Building in Albany, Georgia, where he 
first began his career as a judge in 1980.
  Presiding Judge Phipps was born in Baker County, Georgia to J.W. 
Phipps and Marion Gadson Phipps. He earned a Bachelor's degree in 
Political Science from Morehouse College in 1964. He has traveled 
throughout Europe and Asia and taught English at Thammasatt University 
and private schools in Thailand. He earned a Juris Doctor degree in 
1971 from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, 
Ohio where he also served as an editor of the Law Review. In 2004, he 
was awarded a Master of Laws in the Judicial Process from the 
University of Virginia School of Law.
  Presiding Judge Phipps returned to Albany, Georgia in 1971 to 
practice law, focusing on civil rights litigation. In 1980, he was 
appointed part-time Magistrate and Associate Judge of the Dougherty 
County State Court and in 1988, he was appointed to the Dougherty 
Circuit Juvenile Court. In 1995, he was appointed Judge of the 
Dougherty County Superior Court by Governor Zell Miller and in 1999, 
Governor Roy Barnes appointed him to the Court of Appeals. In April 
2010, he became a Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeals.
  Due to his enduring dedication and his strong leadership, Presiding 
Judge Phipps has received many awards, including the Justice Robert 
Benham Award for Community Service from the State Bar of Georgia. In 
2007, he was inducted into the Society of Benchers of Case Western 
Reserve School of Law and his Commencement Address to the Class of 2007 
of Case Western Reserve School of Law, ``Lawyers--the Guardians of 
Truth and Justice,'' is published at 58 Case Western Reserve Law Review 
483 (2008).
  In conjunction with his professional accomplishments, Presiding Judge 
Phipps has served on a number of boards and commissions and has been 
involved with many law and professional organizations. He also lives a 
life of service and faith, attending Bethel A.M.E. Church in Albany and 
serving as a past President of the Albany Association for Retarded 
Citizens, the Albany Sickle Cell Foundation, the Faith Fund Foundation 
and The Criterion Club, as well as being a member of numerous community 
organizations.
  Presiding Judge Phipps has accomplished many things in his life but 
none of this would have been possible without the enduring love and 
support of his wife Connie, children Herbert and India, son-in-law Will 
J. Epps and granddaughter Zoe Olivia Epps.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
Presiding Judge Herbert E. Phipps for his outstanding professional 
achievements and dedicated service to the people of the state of 
Georgia.

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