[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1311-E1312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR 
                   THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 20, 2016

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 50th 
anniversary of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of 
California. Fifty years ago on September 18, the

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Eastern District of California opened its doors to serve the people of 
counties across California, including those who live in my hometown of 
Sacramento. Over the last half-century, the judges, attorneys, and 
staff of the Eastern District have worked tirelessly to ensure that 
justice is served, that cases are adjudicated efficiently and fairly, 
and that the law is respected and upheld.
  Throughout its history, the Eastern District of California has been 
fortunate in the quality of its leadership. Judge Myron D. Crocker 
served as the District's first Chief Judge, followed closely thereafter 
by Judge Thomas J. MacBride. Judge MacBride served in that capacity for 
eleven years, making him the longest-serving Chief Judge in the history 
of the Eastern District. Judge Philip C. Wilkins followed Judge 
MacBride as Chief Judge in 1979, and was in turn succeeded as Chief by 
Judge Lawrence Karlton in 1983. In 1990, Judge Robert E. Coyle became 
the court's fifth Chief. His term ended in 1996, when the duties of 
Chief were assumed by Judge William B. Shubb. Judge Shubb remains on 
the bench as a Senior District Judge to this day. He was succeeded as 
Chief by Judge David F. Levi, who held the post for four years until 
resigning his commission to train the next generation of legal minds as 
Dean of Duke University School of Law. Judge Garland E. Burrell served 
as Chief from 2007 to 2008, when he was succeeded by Judge Anthony W. 
Ishii. After Judge Ishii's tenure as Chief concluded in 2012, Judge 
Morrison C. England, Jr. assumed the reins of the District Court's 
leadership. The current Chief Judge of the Eastern District is Judge 
Lawrence J. O'Neill.
  The Eastern District of California has, from its inception, been one 
of the hardest-working district courts in the United States. Today, the 
court has the heaviest weighted caseload in the Ninth Circuit. The fact 
that the Eastern District's docket carries more cases than most other 
courts in the country means that the judges, attorneys, staff, and 
volunteers of California's Eastern District are some of the most 
dedicated and effective people in our country's entire judicial system. 
I am proud to represent so many who do the critically important day-to-
day work of adjudicating cases, dispensing justice, and upholding the 
rule of law.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask all my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
Eastern District of California on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

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