[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E613]
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    IN REMEMBRANCE OF TIFFANY MAY JOSLYN, A PASSIONATE CRUSADER FOR 
       CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AND TRANSCENDENT LIGHTBEAM OF JOY

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                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 27, 2016

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, it's with mixed emotion that I rise in 
remembrance of Tiffany May Joslyn, one of the most beloved, talented, 
and effective members of the House Judiciary Committee staff, whose 
life tragically was cut short on March 5, 2016, in a car accident that 
sadly also claimed the life of her brother, Derrick. She was just 33 
years old.
  Although the years of Tiffany's life were short, the life of 
Tiffany's years was full. In a journey of a little more than three 
decades, Tiffany May Joslyn, traveled from the little schoolgirl who 
was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, on November 9, 1982, to Deputy 
Chief Counsel of House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, where she played a 
central role in crafting pioneering legislation to reform the nation's 
broken criminal justice system.
  Tiffany was a Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude graduate of Clark 
University. She graduated with honors from The George Washington 
University Law School and was admitted to the Massachusetts and Rhode 
Island Bars after serving clerkships with the United States Attorney's 
Office for the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court 
of Appeals.
  Before bringing her exceptional talent and servant's heart to Capitol 
Hill, Tiffany was Research Counsel for the National Association of 
Criminal Defense Lawyers in Washington, D.C., where she was the lead 
researcher and principal investigator for several major studies of the 
criminal justice system. Her work for the NACDL was so outstanding that 
she earned the reputation as one of the most thoughtful and forward-
thinking policy experts of her generation in the area of criminal 
justice reform, which brought her to my attention when I became Ranking 
Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland 
Security, and Investigations.
  Mr. Speaker, I am so grateful that I was able to secure for the 
Judiciary Committee, and this House, the services of Tiffany Joslyn. In 
the short time she was with us, she left an indelible impression on the 
Members of the Committee, her staff colleagues on both sides of the 
aisle, and most importantly on the criminal justice reform legislation 
produced by the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Tiffany was a brilliant writer and was highly respected for her 
expertise, energy, dedication, loyalty, kindness, and perhaps, most of 
all, her persuasiveness as an advocate.
  Mr. Speaker, Tiffany had a passion to help the most vulnerable and 
those who were caught up in the criminal justice system unfairly, but 
also those who deserved restoration and rehabilitation.
  Together we were on a journey to continue to find a way to reform the 
criminal justice system.
  She made great progress. Two of the bills we worked on have already 
passed out of the Judiciary Committee, and I am praying that they come 
to the floor not only in her name, but in the names of all the 
vulnerable people that would benefit from her great work.
  I hope Tiffany's family can take comfort during the difficult days 
ahead in the knowledge that Tiffany and Derrick were the light of so 
many lives. May God bless them.
  Mr. Speaker, to quote Maximus Decimus Meridus: ``What we do in life 
echoes in eternity.''
  In her too short sojourn on this earth, Tiffany May Joslyn did so 
much good that I can say with confidence, and in the certain knowledge, 
that the glory of Tiffany's work will echo in eternity.
  I ask the House to observe a moment of silence in memory of Tiffany 
Joslyn.

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