[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1636]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IN RECOGNITION OF THE FRANCIS X. BELLOTTI COURTHOUSE

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2012

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the dedication of 
the Quincy District Courthouse as the Francis X. Bellotti Courthouse.
  Francis X. Bellotti is known for his more than sixty years of public 
service in the state of Massachusetts, and it is highly fitting that we 
dedicate the Quincy District Courthouse in his honor, as his long 
career began here. After graduating from Boston College Law School and 
passing the bar exam in 1952, Mr. Bellotti opened up his own law 
practice not too far from the courthouse that is now to be named for 
him. For the next ten years, Mr. Bellotti spent countless hours in that 
very courthouse, appearing hundreds of times for both civil and 
criminal cases.
  In 1962, this career of public service brought Mr. Bellotti from the 
courthouse to the State House when he was elected lieutenant governor 
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In his later role as Attorney 
General of Massachusetts, Mr. Bellotti was well-loved by his many 
employees, and he received national praise and recognition for the 
changes that he brought to his office. In particular, Mr. Bellotti 
implemented a new merit-based hiring system, which soon became the 
model for countless other prosecutors throughout the nation. This 
innovation led the National Association of Attorneys General to award 
Mr. Bellotti with the Louis C. Wyman Award, and for the association's 
Consumer Protection Committee to elect him as their chairman in 1984.
  Throughout his career, Mr. Bellotti has continuously proven himself 
to be a skilled attorney and a dedicated public servant for the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He remains a celebrated public figure in 
our state's recent history, and I can think of no better way to honor a 
man who has given so much to Massachusetts.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in recognizing the dedication of the 
Quincy District Courthouse in honor of Francis X. Bellotti. He is an 
extraordinary member of the Massachusetts community and his years of 
public service are an inspiration to us all. I ask that my colleagues 
join me in recognizing this dedication, and in congratulating Mr. 
Bellotti for his many years of service.

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