[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 122 (Wednesday, September 12, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1489-E1490]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN HONOR OF C. ELLEN CONNALLY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 12, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of C. Ellen 
Connally, a member of the Cuyahoga County Council serving the Ninth 
District.
  Councilwoman Connally graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree 
from Bowling Green State University, a master's degree and Juris 
Doctorate from Cleveland State University, and is a Ph.D. candidate at 
the University of Akron. She has served as a Visiting and Adjunct 
Professor at the University of Akron College of Law and is a former 
President of the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green State University.
  Before representing the Ninth District of Cuyahoga County, 
Councilwoman Connally was a law clerk in the Eighth District Court of 
Appeals in Ohio, a Magistrate in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas 
Court, Probate Division, and was subsequently elected to the Cleveland 
Municipal Court. She served the court as Judge for 24 years. She was 
the first female, African-American Democrat elected to the Bench in 
Ohio and the first to be elected without first being appointed. In 
addition to her position as Judge, Councilwoman Connally has also 
served as a Special Prosecutor for the City of Cleveland and Foreman of 
the Cuyahoga County General Jury.
  Councilwoman Connally was elected to the Cuyahoga County Council in 
2010. She is the current President of the Cuyahoga County Council. She 
shares her time representing the Ninth District with other various 
roles in her community, including serving as President of the Board of 
Trustees of the Breast Cancer Fund of Ohio and the Vice President of 
the Board of Community Action Against Addiction.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring C. Ellen 
Connally, President of the

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Cuyahoga County Council, who is dedicated to serving the citizens of 
Cuyahoga County.

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