[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H5651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING JUDGE JOHN WILSON OF TENNESSEE'S FIRST DISTRICT

  (Mr. ROE of Tennessee asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I would like to associate my 
remarks with my friend, Mr. Cohen, from Memphis.
  Today, I rise and recognize Judge John Wilson of Tennessee's First 
District for his commitment to serving the Third Judicial District of 
Tennessee and our Nation. His dedication to freedom, liberty, justice, 
and many other principles that make our country great is both a 
testament to his character and an achievement to be proud of.
  Judge Wilson was born and raised in east Tennessee. He graduated from 
East Tennessee State University, located in my hometown of Johnson 
City, Tennessee, with his undergraduate degree, and graduated law 
school at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
  Since his graduation from law school, Judge Wilson has served in the 
United States Air Force as an assistant district attorney and, most 
recently, as a circuit court judge for the Third Judicial District of 
Tennessee for 35 years, representing Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, and 
Hawkins Counties.
  Judge Wilson would be the first to say that he could not have done it 
without his lovely wife, Nancy, who has been by his side for 48 years. 
I am proud to call both of them my friends.
  I thank Judge Wilson for his service to our community, our State, and 
our Nation and wish him all the best in his well-deserved retirement.

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