[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H1241-H1242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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         CELEBRATING THE CAREER OF JUDGE CHARLES D. SUSANO JR.

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the career of 
Judge Charles D. Susano Jr. who is retiring after 25 years of service 
on the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Judge Susano

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will finish his career as the longest tenured State appellate judge in 
the history of Tennessee once he retires this coming April.
  Judge Susano is a lifelong Knoxvillian and a dedicated public 
servant. After graduating magna cum laude from--it hurts me to say 
this--Notre Dame in 1958, Judge Susano served in the United States Army 
for 2 years before he was honorably discharged. He then earned his 
juris doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1963.
  For the majority of his adult life, Judge Susano has dedicated 
himself to the law. He spent 30 years as a legal partner between two 
Knoxville-based law firms until Governor Ned McWherter appointed Judge 
Susano to his position with the Tennessee Court of Appeals--Eastern 
Section in March of 1994.
  Judge Susano was elected Statewide to his judgeship four times 
throughout his public service career and issued over 1,000 opinions 
during his time on the bench. He is also active in the Knoxville 
community through service on many nonprofit boards and at his church. 
The State of Tennessee is lucky to have had his public service 
throughout the years.
  Judge, I wish you the best in your retirement, and I hope it is 
filled with quality time with your wife, children, and grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, on a personal note, I want to thank the judge for being 
such good friends of the Burchetts.

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