[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 160 (Tuesday, November 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H6979]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                    RETIREMENT OF JUDGE HUGH WALKER

  (Mr. SWALWELL of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my 
friend, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Hugh Walker of Pleasanton, 
who recently announced he is retiring after 19 years of service.
  Judge Walker has served much of the eastern portion of Alameda 
County, which I represent, since 1994. He was first appointed as a 
municipal court judge for the Livermore-Pleasanton-Dublin district by 
Governor Pete Wilson and was elevated to Superior Court judge for 
Alameda County in 1998.
  For 19 years he has served in the Tri-Valley, and when I was a 
prosecutor he even kept me in line. Judge Walker is well known for 
being a tough but down-to-earth and compassionate judge and never shies 
away from a lighthearted moment in his courtroom. He is well respected 
by both his peers and by those who have argued cases before him.
  He is very much a part of the community for which he helps ensure 
justice is served. He is a very familiar face in downtown Pleasanton 
and at local Rotary Club meetings.
  He has dedicated a great amount of energy into helping bring a larger 
courthouse to the eastern portion of Alameda County. I want to thank 
Judge Walker for his decades of public service to the people of Alameda 
County and wish him the best of luck as he begins this new chapter of 
his life.

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