[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 29 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





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 CONGRATULATING KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT JUSTICE BILL CUNNINGHAM ON HIS 
                               RETIREMENT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Kentucky (Mr. Comer) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Supreme Court 
Justice Bill Cunningham from Lyon County, of the First District of 
Kentucky, on his upcoming retirement from the Kentucky Supreme Court.
  After serving in the United States Army, Bill Cunningham was the 
Eddyville city attorney, the public defender for the Kentucky State 
Penitentiary, and the Commonwealth's attorney for the 56th Judicial 
District. He then served on the bench as a circuit judge for 15 years 
before his election to the Kentucky Supreme Court in 2006.
  As an avid writer, Bill Cunningham documented important parts of 
Kentucky's history in his books. Through his writings and life as a 
concerned citizen, he sought improved race relations and minority 
representation on juries.
  Justice Cunningham evidently passed his passion for public service on 
to his son, Congressman Joe Cunningham of South Carolina. I am proud to 
serve alongside Congressman Cunningham and look forward to working with 
him to promote bipartisan legislation in the 116th Congress.
  As Justice Cunningham begins the next phase of his life, I join with 
the people of western Kentucky to express our gratitude for his 
lifetime of public service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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