[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 20, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E776-E777]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING HONORABLE JAMES D. GREGG FOR 27 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A 
                            BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

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                           HON. BILL HUIZENGA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 20, 2014

  Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
Honorable James D. Gregg and his commendable service to Michigan's 
Western District as a bankruptcy judge.
   Judge Gregg served Michigan's Western District as a United States 
bankruptcy judge for 27 years. Further, his service to the state has 
been a long time commitment, as he has worked for Michigan communities 
for over 30 years.
   After graduating from Wayne State University with his Juris Doctor, 
Judge Gregg chose to remain in Michigan to practice. He served as a 
partner of Varnum, Riddering, and Schmidt & Howlett in Grand Rapids, 
Michigan. In 1987, Judge Gregg was designated in The Best Lawyers in 
America. From 1995 to 2003, Judge Gregg worked with the National 
Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, ultimately serving as the 
organizations president from 2002-2003.
   Throughout his career, Judge Gregg has been committed to educating 
students and practitioners about bankruptcy law. From 1994-1997, Judge 
Gregg served as an adjunct professor and taught bankruptcy law courses 
at The Thomas Cooley Law School. He has also been an education chair, a 
speaker, or a panelist at more than one hundred and fifty educational 
seminars for bar associations and professional organizations throughout 
the United States. In 2013, the Bankruptcy Section of the Federal Bar 
Association for the Western District of Michigan inaugurated the 
``James D. Gregg Bankruptcy

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Education Award'' to be given out to members of the local bar or bench 
who have done outstanding work to further the education among 
bankruptcy practitioners in the district. While Judge Gregg will no 
longer sit on the bench, he still plans to continue teaching bankruptcy 
law.

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