[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 8, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E18-E19]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF THE RETIREMENT OF THE HONORABLE JUDGE WILLIAM C. 
                                RANDALL

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 8, 2019

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Speaker, it is my honor and pleasure to 
extend my personal congratulations and best wishes to a dear friend of 
longstanding and servant of humankind, The Honorable Judge William C. 
Randall, Chief Judge of the Civil and Magistrate Courts of Macon-Bibb 
County, Georgia. Judge Randall was honored in a retirement ceremony on 
Friday, January 4, 2019, at 5:00 pm at the Terminal Station in Macon, 
Georgia.
  Judge Randall was born on October 14, 1943, in Macon, Georgia to the 
union of the late William P. and Lillian Randall. He is a product of 
the Bibb County Public School System, where he attended L.H. Williams 
Elementary School and Peter G. Appling High School. He went on to 
receive his Bachelor of Arts degree from Morgan State University and 
his Juris Doctorate degree from Emory University School of Law. 
Following his graduation from law school, Judge Randall was an Earl 
Warren fellow with the NACCP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. in New York City. 
After which, he returned to his hometown of Macon and established a 
very successful law practice.
  In 1974, Judge Randall was elected from Bibb County to the Georgia 
House of Representatives, where he served until 1999. During his 24 
years of service in the Georgia General Assembly, he served on several 
committees, but most notably rose to become Chairman of the House 
Special Judiciary Committee.
  He received several awards including the Outstanding Legislative 
Award by the Concerned Citizens League of Macon; the Outstanding 
Legislative Award from the Afro-American Law Enforcement League of 
Macon; the Outstanding Legislative Award from the Bibb Association of 
Educators; the Legislator of the Year Award by the Georgia Association 
for the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse; and the Lifetime 
Achievement Award by the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, Inc.
  In 1999, he was appointed by Georgia Governor Roy Barnes to be Chief 
Judge of the Civil and Magistrate Courts of Bibb County.
  In addition to Judge Randall's legislative service, he is also a 
member of the Macon Bar Association; the State Bar of Georgia; The 
National Bar Association; the American Bar Association; the American 
Judicial Association; and the Executive Committee of the Magistrate 
Judges Council. Judge Randall is also a member of the Prince Hall 
Masons; the Elks; and the National Association for the Advancement of 
Colored People (NAACP).
  After his retirement, Judge Randall is planning to spend quality time 
with his wife, Lauretta; his five children; and his 11 grandchildren. 
He has accomplished much in his life, but none of it would have been 
possible without the love and support of the family he cherishes so 
dearly.
  On a personal note, I would like to thank Judge Randall for his 
friendship, advice, counsel, and support over the years. We were 
schoolmates at Emory Law School, shared the Earl Warren Legal 
Fellowship experience together and as a young lawyer, he assisted me by 
allowing me to work out of his Macon office when I had cases and trials 
in Bibb County Superior Court and the U.S. District Court for the 
Middle District of Georgia. I served under him in the Georgia House 
when he chaired the House Special Judiciary Committee. When I ran for 
Congress, his early support was pivotal in my gaining nomination and 
election as Congressman from the Second Congressional District. He and 
his family provided countless Sunday dinners during my weekend visits 
to Bibb County.
  A true Georgian devoted to serving his great state, Judge Randall 
embodies Georgia's state motto, ``Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation.'' 
Judge Randall is a man of great integrity who sets a high standard for 
himself and for others.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join my wife, Vivian, and me, 
along with the more than 730,000 constituents of Georgia's Second 
Congressional District in extending our sincerest appreciation and best 
wishes to The Honorable Judge William C. Randall upon the occasion of 
his retirement.

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