[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 3, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1309-E1310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING HON. KEITH FUDENNA ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                           HON. ERIC SWALWELL

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 3, 2017

  Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, along with my colleague, 
Congressman Ro Khanna, I rise to recognize the Honorable Keith H. 
Fudenna on the occasion of his retirement after 28 years of serving as 
a judicial officer at the Fremont Hall of Justice.
  Keith comes from a family that is dedicated to service. His father, 
Harold Fudenna, worked with U.S. intelligence forces in the South 
Pacific. Harold intercepted the message that exposed the location of 
Admiral Yamamoto, the Japanese military officer who planned the Pearl 
Harbor attack.
  Following in his father's footsteps, Keith graduated from the 
University of California, Berkeley with a degree in mechanical 
engineering in 1971. He continued pursuing his education at the 
University of California, Hastings College of Law and earned his juris 
doctorate in 1974.
  Keith was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1974, marking 
the beginning of his service to the community through both the public 
and private sectors. He began work at the Fremont City Attorney's 
Office before transitioning to private practice from 1981 to 1990.

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  After his time in private practice he became a Court Commissioner for 
the Fremont-Newark-Union City Municipal Court for seven years. In 1997, 
he was appointed Judge of the Municipal Court by Governor Pete Wilson. 
Keith was the first Asian American judge to serve on the Fremont-
Newark-Union City Municipal Court.
  Following his appointment, he was elected judge of the Superior Court 
of California. During his time as a Superior Court judge he has handled 
a variety of assignments, including criminal trials and arraignments.
  Throughout his life, Keith has actively served his community outside 
of the courtroom. He has worked on the Board of Managers for the 
Fremont-Newark YMCA, the Board of Directors for the National Japanese 
American Historical Society, and as a member of the California State 
Bar Committee on Ethnic Minority Relations.
  Keith Fudenna has served Alameda County and our country selflessly 
for more than 40 years. We congratulate Keith on a long and successful 
career, and we wish him health and happiness in retirement.

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