[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 55 (Thursday, April 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E394]
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                   HONORING ANTHONY A. SCARPINO, JR.

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 5, 2018

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a true community 
servant and friend, District Attorney Anthony Scarpino. This year, 
Anthony is being honored with the Man of the Year award by MPAC at 
their Third Annual Gala and I too would like to honor him on the 
occasion.
  Tony, as he is better known, was born and raised in the City of Mount 
Vernon where he attended public school. After graduating, he attended 
the University of Connecticut and then Syracuse University College of 
Law where he earned his Juris Doctor Degree. After law school, Tony 
returned to his home where he began his career as an Assistant 
Corporation Counsel for the City of Mount Vernon. In 1977, he left 
local government and joined the FBI as a Special Agent. In 1984, at the 
age of thirty-two, Tony was appointed Acting Mount Vernon City Court 
Judge earning him the distinction of being the youngest judge in the 
city's history. Then in 1988, Tony was elected Westchester County Court 
Judge.
  In 1993, Tony was elected to the New York State Supreme Court for the 
Ninth Judicial District before being elected Westchester County 
Surrogate in 2000, a post to which he was re-elected to in 2010. In 
2015, Tony stepped down to join the private law firm DelBello, 
Donnellan, Weingarten, Wise & Wiederkehr LLP, leaving the bench for the 
first time in thirty years. He was then elected Westchester County 
District Attorney in 2016, where he has since served with great 
distinction.
  Tony has dedicated his career to protecting our community through the 
fair and ethical pursuit of justice. He has been an inspiration, a 
dedicated public servant, and I want to congratulate him on receiving 
this wonderful honor.

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