[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 149 (Tuesday, December 9, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H8898-H8899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
JAMES M. CARTER AND JUDITH N. KEEP UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill
(H.R. 1378) to designate the United States courthouse located at 333
West Broadway in San Diego, California, as the ``James M. Carter and
Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse'', as amended.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 1378
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JUDICIAL CENTER DESIGNATION.
The United States Federal Judicial Center located at 333
West Broadway in San Diego, California, shall be known and
designated as the ``John Rhoades Federal Judicial Center''.
The Judicial Center includes the Federal property located at
221 West Broadway, 333 West Broadway, 880 Front Street, 325
West F Street, 808 Union Street, and the adjoining plaza.
SEC. 2. COURTHOUSE BUILDING DESIGNATION.
The United States courthouse located at 333 West Broadway
in San Diego, California, shall be known and designated as
the ``James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States
Courthouse''.
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the United States
Federal Judicial Center referred to in section 1 shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ``John Rhoades Federal
Judicial Center''. Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
United States courthouse referred to in section 2 shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ``James M. Carter and Judith
N. Keep United States Courthouse''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Ohio (Mr. Gibbs) and the gentleman from New York (Mr. Bishop) each will
control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio.
General Leave
Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and
include extraneous material on H.R. 1378, as amended.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Ohio?
There was no objection.
Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1378 designates the United States Federal Judicial
Center located at 333 West Broadway in San Diego, California, as the
John Rhoades Federal Judicial Center. The bill also designates the
United States Courthouse in San Diego, California, as the James M.
Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse.
John S. Rhoades, Sr., was a United States Federal judge on the United
States District Court for the Southern District of California for 22
years. Before Judge Rhoades began practicing law, he served in the
United States Navy during World War II. Early in his career, he
practiced law for the city of San Diego, California, as a prosecuting
attorney and as deputy city attorney.
Judge Rhoades was nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 to
serve as a Federal judge on the United States District Court for the
Southern District of California, where he served until his death in
2007.
Judith N. Keep was nominated as a judge to the United States District
Court for the Southern District of California in 1980 by President
Jimmy Carter and served for 24 years. She was the first female Federal
judge in her district. She later became its first female chief judge,
serving in that capacity from 1991 to 1998. She continued to serve
until her death in 2004.
James M. Carter was nominated by President Harry S. Truman as a judge
on the United States District Court for the Southern District of
California and served for 17 years, including 2 years as chief judge.
In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Carter to a seat on the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, where he served
until his death in 1979.
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All three of these judges demonstrated their dedication to the Nation
and the law. It is fitting to honor
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their work by naming the judicial center and courthouse after them.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill,
and I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from
California (Mr. Peters) who is the author of this bill.
Mr. PETERS of California. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for
yielding.
I rise today to support my legislation, H.R. 1378, to designate the
Federal Courthouse on West Broadway in downtown San Diego as the James
M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse, and to designate
the Federal Judicial Center in San Diego as the John Rhoades Federal
Judicial Center.
In San Diego's collaborative spirit, in order to find a name for the
new building, the San Diego legal community reached out to find ideas,
and through this process some prominent jurists clearly emerged.
These jurists were enthusiastically touted by a bipartisan coalition,
including the San Diego County Bar Association, our district's Federal
judges, and both Republican and Democratic community leaders across San
Diego.
Judge Carter was the moving force behind the creation of the Southern
District of California. After its creation, he became the first Chief
Judge of the District Court, serving in that position until he was
appointed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge Keep was instrumental in opening up the San Diego legal field
to women. She graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law
as its valedictorian and went on to become the first female judge for
the District Court of the Southern District of California, and later
the District Court's first female Chief Judge.
This bill also honors Judge John Rhoades, who served as a Federal
judge in San Diego for 22 years and was widely respected and beloved
throughout the region's legal community.
Judges Carter, Keep, and Rhoades all served the public with
distinction and reflected the San Diego legal community's shared values
of excellence and integrity. I am proud to honor their legacy with this
legislation.
I want to thank two of my colleagues in particular, Congresswoman
Susan Davis, who represented this area before I did and led this effort
for the past several years, and Congressman Darrell Issa for his
support and great amendments to the bill. It is better because of his
work.
I am proud to have worked with them both in this Congress to move it
forward.
Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speaker, we have no further speakers, so
I urge adoption of this bill and I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I too urge my colleagues to support this
bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Weber of Texas). The question is on the
motion offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Gibbs) that the House
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1378, as amended.
The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the
rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
The title of the bill was amended so as to read: ``A bill to
designate the United States Federal Judicial Center located at 333 West
Broadway in San Diego, California, as the `John Rhoades Federal
Judicial Center' and to designate the United States courthouse located
at 333 West Broadway in San Diego, California, as the `James M. Carter
and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse'.''
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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