[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 112 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E927]
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                     HONORING JUDGE EDWARD PHILMAN

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                           HON. NEAL P. DUNN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 29, 2017

  Mr. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the legacy of Hearing 
Officer and Former Gilchrist County Court Judge Edward Philman, who 
passed away on May 17th.
  Judge Philman was a pillar of the community and served the citizens 
of Gilchrist County as their County Court Judge for 24 years before his 
retirement in 2012. He then went on to work as a Senior Judge and as a 
Civil Traffic Hearing Officer for the Eighth Judicial Circuit of 
Florida.
  His achievements were many during his lifetime. He served his country 
in the U.S. Army infantry and was a combat veteran in Vietnam. He was 
named the Gilchrist County Citizen of the Year in 1989. Judge Philman 
was an involved member of the Trenton Rotary Club and served as 
district governor from 2012 to 2013.
  Judge Philman also instituted the Fifth-Grade Mock Trials in 
Gilchrist County. Since it began, the Mock Trials have taught hundreds 
of local students how the judicial system actually works.
  Judge Philman earned his Juris Doctor from Mercer University in 1981 
with honors and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Florida in 
1978. He also attended Lake City Community College and Lake City Forest 
Ranger School, after graduating Bell High School.
  He has been quoted saying, ``Let my life and the work I have done 
speak for me.''
  Mr. Speaker, Judge Philman's life and work have truly spoken to the 
character of the extraordinary man we lost last month. Please join me 
in honoring a man who dedicated his life to the letter of the law, the 
late Judge Edward Philman.

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