[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 46 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E323]
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   IN RECGNITION OF THE HONORABLE MICHAEL T. VOUGH, RECIPIENT OF THE 
           GREATER PITTSTON FRIENDLY SONS' ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 15, 2018

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Honorable 
Michael T. Vough, who will receive the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons 
of Saint Patrick's Achievement Award. He will be honored by the 
Friendly Sons during their annual Saint Patrick's Day celebration on 
March 17, 2018.
  Judge Vough is the only son of the late Henry and Mary Noci-Vough. He 
is a graduate of Pittston Area High School and the University of 
Scranton. In May 1989, he received his Juris Doctorate from the 
University of Dayton School of Law.
  In 1991, Judge Vough founded the Law Office of Vough & Associates, 
which served over three thousand clients throughout the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania and employed a staff of ten.
  From 1992 to 2012, Judge Vough worked as an Assistant District 
Attorney for Luzerne County. As Assistant DA, he prepared, evaluated, 
and prosecuted all criminal cases from commission of the crime through 
sentencing. He prosecuted over 1,500 cases resulting in plea or trial; 
represented the Commonwealth in over 150 jury trials; and had a 100 
percent conviction rate in seventy homicide cases. Of these seventy 
homicide cases, nine resulted in first degree murder convictions. He 
participated in three death penalty jury selection cases and had an 
overall 99.8 percent conviction rate in his twenty years of service 
with the Luzerne County District Attorney's Office.
  On January 3, 2012, Judge Vough was sworn in as judge of the Luzerne 
County Court of Common Pleas. Since 2012, he has presided over 
thousands of criminal and civil cases. He currently serves as the 
Criminal Court Division Administrator and has previously served as the 
Co-Civil Court Division Administrator.
  He is married to Cindy Forlenza Vough, and they have four children, 
Michael, Matthew, Nicholas and Jessica.
  It is an honor to recognize Judge Michael T. Vough as he accepts the 
Greater Pittston Friendly Sons' Achievement Award. I am grateful to him 
for his service to the people of Pennsylvania. I wish him all the best 
this Saint Patrick's Day.

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