[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 21, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H3597]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   COMMENDING JUDGE RICHARD L. KELLY

  (Mr. EMMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. EMMER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to thank Judge Richard Leo 
Kelly for a lifetime of distinction and service to this Nation.
  Born in Marshall, Minnesota, Judge Kelly is a veteran of the Navy and 
served on the USS Noa and USS Willard Keith.
  Judge Kelly attended St. John's University in Collegeville, 
Minnesota, where his role as the football team starting quarterback 
earned him the nickname Golden Arm. He went on to graduate in the top 
five of his class from the St. Paul College of Law.
  After practicing law for over two decades in Saint Paul and 
Springfield, Minnesota, he was elected to the Fifth District judgeship. 
He held that office for 17 years and was elected chief judge twice.
  Throughout his tenure on the bench, Judge Kelly was known for his 
fairness, consistency, and courteous nature, in keeping with the 
highest ideals of public service.
  In 1998, Governor Arne Carlson declared June 27 to be Judge Richard 
L. Kelly Day, a time to practice and honor the principles that Judge 
Kelly embodies.
  Judge Kelly and his wife are residents of Minnesota's Sixth 
Congressional District. It is an honor to serve them in Congress. They 
serve as a testament of dedication to service and honor, a mission that 
their seven children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren 
have carried on because of Judge Kelly and Mary's exemplary lives.
  Madam Speaker, I thank Judge Kelly for a lifetime of work to our 
State and Nation.

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