[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 156 (Friday, October 23, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1524-E1525]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING PAUL GALLEGOS AS CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 23, 2015

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Paul Gallegos, 
who was honored as Humboldt County Citizen of the Year on October 23, 
2015, a well-deserved award. Paul Gallegos' history as an attorney and 
as the District Attorney for Humboldt County has been a benefit to the 
state and the community.
  Born in Arlington, Virginia, Paul Gallegos was one of 11 children. He 
graduated from Woodbridge Senior High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, 
then attended the University of Southern California, where he earned a 
Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. Paul Gallegos went on to 
University of LaVerne School of Law, where he attained a Juris 
Doctorate degree.
  Paul Gallegos was district attorney for Humboldt County from 2003 to 
2015. He was a partner with his wife Joan at Gallegos & Gallegos, 
Attorneys at Law in Eureka, and focused on state and federal civil and 
criminal litigation at the Law Office of Paul V. Gallegos in Claremont, 
CA. He is currently a partner at the Gallegos Law Firm.
  He has served with numerous legal associations, including: The 
California Public Defender's Association; the National Public 
Defender's Association; the California Trial Attorneys

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Association; the National District Attorneys Association, the 
California District Attorneys Association, and the National District 
Attorneys Association. He is part of the Federal Pro Bono Project and a 
current member of the Betty Kwan Chinn Foundation.
  Mr. Speaker, Paul Gallegos' dedication to law and the community of 
Humboldt County is commendable and worthy of recognition. I urge my 
colleagues to join me in extending our congratulations to him.

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