[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 195 (Thursday, December 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H9884]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF JUDGE JAMES ORTEGA PEREZ

  (Mr. CORREA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, this is a great country. I rise to honor the 
life and legacy of Judge James Ortega Perez. Part of the Greatest 
Generation, Judge Ortega Perez grew up in my district, in a segregated 
community, a farmworker. When World War II started, he answered the 
call of duty and joined the Army where he served as a sergeant with the 
Army Corps of Engineers.
  After fighting for this great country, he came back and finished his 
high school graduation at Santa Ana High School, but he wasn't done. 
Then he enrolled at the University of Southern California, where he got 
a bachelor's degree and then went on to USC Law School. He then became 
the first Latino attorney in Orange County, California. Then he was 
appointed as the first Latino judge in Orange County, California.
  It is a great country. Judge Ortega Perez went from being a 
farmworker to the halls of justice in Orange County. Today, we honor 
the life and legacy of Judge Ortega Perez.

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