[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 144 (Monday, December 1, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S6231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO AUDREY EVANS

 Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I wish to pay tribute to Judge 
Audrey Evans, who will be retiring as United States Bankruptcy Judge 
for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas.
  Judge Evans graduated Cum Laude from the University of Texas at 
Austin in 1967 and taught in public schools before eventually settling 
in Little Rock in 1975. Judge Evans became active in her community, 
including serving as a volunteer in Little Rock public schools and 
representing the Little Rock School Board on the Pulaski County Board 
of Equalization.
  In 1983, Judge Evans received her Juris Doctorate, with high honors, 
from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law where she 
was Associate Editor of the UALR Law Journal. Judge Evans began her 
legal career clerking for G. Thomas Eisele, then Chief Judge of the 
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas. Prior to her 
appointment as bankruptcy judge, Judge Evans represented both debtors 
and creditors in private practice.
  While in private practice, Judge Evans was an active member of the 
bar in many capacities. Notably, she was a member of the Arkansas Board 
of Law Examiners from 1995 until 2001, serving as Chairperson in 2001; 
and she was on the Board of the Volunteers' Organization for Central 
Arkansas Legal Services, VOCALS, for 8 years, serving as chair from 
1993 to 1995.
  Judge Evans was appointed to bankruptcy court in February of 2002 by 
President George W. Bush, and served as Chief Judge from 2003-2009. As 
a bankruptcy judge, Judge Evans is best known for her courtesy and 
patience as well as her respect for the law and pursuit of justice. 
Anyone appearing before Judge Evans felt they had a just, fair, and 
full opportunity to be heard.
  Judge Evans continued her service to the bar regularly speaking at 
bankruptcy conferences in Arkansas, Memphis, and throughout the Eighth 
Circuit. She was the Education Chair for the Eighth Circuit Bankruptcy 
Judges Conference, and served as President of the Central Arkansas 
Debtor-Creditor Bar Association from 2006-2007. She is a Fellow of the 
American College of Bankruptcy and an active member in the William R. 
Overton Inn of Court.
  Judge Evans has been supported in her work by her husband, Don, their 
two sons, and five grandchildren. It is with great pleasure today that 
I rise to recognize and honor her service to Arkansas and to the 
country.

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