[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 179 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE CAREER OF JUDGE STEVEN NATION

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                          HON. VICTORIA SPARTZ

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 18, 2022

  Mrs. SPARTZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the 
service of Judge Steven Nation of Hamilton County, Indiana.
  After graduating from Cathedral High School, Judge Nation received 
his bachelor's degree in political science from Indiana University and 
went on to graduate from the IU School of Law--Indianapolis.
  In 2019, Nation retired as a Hamilton County Judge after serving 24 
years on the bench and 16 years as a prosecutor. After his retirement, 
Nation was elected to the Hamilton County Council as an At-Large 
member.
  Steve also founded the Youth Assistance Program, providing 
preventative wrap-around services to at-risk youth and families, as 
well as Prevail, a Hamilton County-based non-profit advocating for 
victims of crime and abuse.
  Judge Nation has received numerous awards for his lifelong service to 
our community: the Noblesville Elementary Football League's ``Hall of 
Fame Award''; the International Association of Truancy and Dropout 
Prevention's ``Person of the Year Award''; the Hamilton County 
Community Foundation's ``Community Pillar Award for Family Success''; 
the Shepherd's Center of Hamilton County ``Healey Advocates for Aging 
Award''; a pedestrian trail through Noblesville has been named the 
``Steven R. Nation Nature Trail''; the highest honor of Hamilton 
County, the ``Hamilton County Continental Award''; and also the 
``Sagamore of the Wabash.'' the most prestigious award from the 
Governor of Indiana, among others.
  Judge Nation and his wife Peggy call Noblesville, Indiana, home. They 
have two grown children and one grandson.
  Madam Speaker, it is my honor to formally recognize Steven Nation for 
his decades of service to Hamilton County, Indiana.

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