[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 209 (Thursday, December 21, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1752]
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                          JUDGE JOHN J. TOOMEY

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                           HON. LEE M. ZELDIN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 21, 2017

  Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Judge John J. Toomey 
of St. James, New York. As a soldier in Vietnam, he earned two Bronze 
Stars and was decorated for valor. Upon returning to the U.S., he 
graduated from Stony Brook University in 1972 and Hamline University 
Law School in 1976.
  John worked as an Assistant Town Attorney for the Town of Smithtown 
between 1976 and 1979. He served as a member of the Tenth Judicial 
Grievance Committee from 1995 until 2002, when he was elected to the 
District Court bench. In 2010, he was chosen to be the first Presiding 
Judge of the newly formed Suffolk County Veteran's Court. He considers 
this to be the highlight of his judicial career. Judge Toomey was 
elected to the Suffolk County Court in 2011 and is an Acting Surrogate 
and Acting Supreme Court Justice.
  He has earned many awards and recognitions, including the 2008 Judge 
of the Year award from the Suffolk County Bar Association, the 2014 
Peter Sweisgood Award from the Lawyers helping Lawyers Committee of the 
Suffolk County Bar Association, and he has also been named Man of the 
Year by the Suffolk County Court Officers' Association.
  In addition to his service in the military and on the bench, Judge 
Toomey has also been an active volunteer with the Saint James Fire 
Department.
  Our country owes a debt of gratitude to Judge Toomey for his decades 
of selfless service.

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