[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 144 (Tuesday, November 13, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1748]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN HONOR OF JUDGE COLLEEN TOY WHITE

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 13, 2012

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of my good friend Judge 
Colleen Toy White, who was recently honored by the Gold Coast Veterans 
Foundation with its General Roger L. Brautigan Excellence in Leadership 
Award.
  I have known Judge White since she served as Chief Deputy in the 
Ventura County District Attorney's Office. We both trace our roots to 
Oklahoma, and share and respect the values of family, and of upholding 
the Constitution and the rule of law.
  Judge White combined those values with drive, talent, and 
intelligence and rose from a law clerk in the prosecutor's office to 
become the chief assistant district attorney, the number two position. 
She also brought those values and qualities to the bench when she was 
appointed to the Ventura County Superior Court by Governor Pete Wilson.
  Mr. Speaker, the General Roger L. Brautigan Excellence in Leadership 
Award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding 
leadership in the cause of veterans.
  Judge White knows of veterans' needs directly. Her husband, Art 
Bliss, is a retired naval officer and several of her nephews are active 
military.
  Her knowledge of veterans' needs led her to provide the ground work 
and to advocate for a veterans court. Judge White now presides over the 
veterans court, in addition to presiding over the domestic violence 
court, elder abuse court, and mental health court.
  In addition, Judge White has been instrumental in assisting other 
courts to develop veterans programs.
  Outside of the courtroom, Judge White is active in community 
organizations involving our youth and education. She served on the 
Board of Trustees of the Ventura/Santa Barbara College of Law and is a 
former member of the Board of Directors of the Ventura College 
Foundation. She served as president of the Board of Directors of 
Interface Children Family Services of Ventura County and was a past 
president and member of the Board of Directors of the Child Abuse and 
Neglect, an organization dedicated to the protection of children.
  She was appointed Chairperson of President Reagan's Council on the 
Peace Corps and was appointed to a second term by President George H.W. 
Bush.
  Not surprisingly, Judge White has won numerous awards for her service 
to the law and her community.
  Mr. Speaker, Judge Colleen Toy White is a deserving recipient of the 
General Roger L. Brautigan Excellence in Leadership Award. It has been 
an honor for me to call Toy White my personal friend for a long time. 
She is someone for whom I have the highest respect, and I know my 
colleagues join my wife, Janice, and me in congratulating Toy for this 
great honor.

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