[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 67 (Friday, April 29, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H2130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 REMEMBERING THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHIEF JUSTICE PERRY HOOPER, 
                                  SR.

  (Mr. BYRNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember the life and 
contributions of Chief Justice Perry Hooper, Sr., who passed away this 
past Sunday.
  Justice Hooper was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1925. He served 
our Nation in the United States Marine Corps before attending the 
University of Alabama School of Law. He went on to be elected probate 
judge and later circuit judge in Montgomery County.
  His groundbreaking election as chief justice of the Alabama Supreme 
Court in 1994 marked the first time a Republican had served on the 
court since Reconstruction.
  Justice Hooper brought dignity and grace to the Supreme Court, along 
with his consummate professionalism. He raised the court to a higher 
level. Whether you were a lawyer or a party, he treated you with 
respect and fairness.
  Most importantly, Justice Hooper understood that judges don't make 
the law, but decide cases with wisdom and fairness. So on behalf of 
Alabama's First Congressional District, I want to share my deepest 
sympathies with his wife, Marilyn, and four sons. Justice Hooper will 
never be forgotten.

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