[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H9662]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     JUDGE JAMES PEREZ POST OFFICE

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5949) to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 615 North Bush Street, in 
Santa Ana, California, as the ``Judge James Perez Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5949

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. JUDGE JAMES PEREZ POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 615 North Bush Street, in Santa Ana, 
     California, shall be known and designated as the ``Judge 
     James Perez Post Office''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Judge James Perez Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) and the gentlewoman from New Mexico 
(Ms. Herrell) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.


                             General Leave

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and 
extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this measure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from New York?
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 
such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5949 to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 615 North Bush 
Street, in Santa Ana, California, as the Judge James Perez Post Office.
  Judge James Perez was born in Metcalf, Arizona, on April 27, 1926, 
and was the first Latino judge appointed in Orange County.
  In July 1932, his family moved to Santa Ana, California, where he 
attended Santa Ana High School and worked in the tomato fields in 
southern California until he was drafted into World War II. He proudly 
served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1944 to 1946 as a technical 
sergeant.
  Upon returning home, he enrolled in the University of Southern 
California, where he earned a bachelor's degree in accounting. In 1955, 
he continued his education, earning a law degree from the University of 
Southern California Gould School of Law.
  In December 1966, Governor Pat Brown appointed him to be a judge of 
the Orange County Municipal Court. Nine years later, Governor Jerry 
Brown elevated him to the Orange County Superior Court. After serving 
as a superior court judge for 11 years, he retired in 1987. In 1994, he 
was asked to come back to fill in on a part-time basis.
  Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join me in celebrating 
the doors that Judge Perez opened for the Latino community by naming a 
post office in Santa Ana, California, after him.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5949, which honors 
Judge James Perez, the first Latino judge appointed in Orange County, 
California.
  Judge Perez grew up in Orange County, where he attended Santa Ana 
High School and worked in the tomato fields until he was drafted into 
World War II.
  During the war, he served in the Army Air Corps as a technical 
sergeant.
  After the war, he enrolled at the University of Southern California 
and received a bachelor's degree and a law degree.
  In December 1966, he was appointed judge of the Orange County 
Municipal Court. Nine years later, he was elevated to the Orange County 
Superior Court. He remained on the superior court for 11 years until 
1987.
  Judge Perez dedicated his life to the law and his community, and I 
encourage my colleagues to support this bill honoring a local public 
servant and a World War II veteran.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I urge passage of 
H.R. 5949, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5949.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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