[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 13, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1221]
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       HONORING THE FIRST BLACK JUDGE IN VIRGINIA'S 24TH DISTRICT

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                           HON. PAUL A. GOSAR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 13, 2023

  Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Eugene Butler.
  Eugene Butler was recently appointed to be a judge in Virginia, for 
the 24th judicial district. He will be focusing on Juvenile and 
domestic relations.
  As impressive as that is, he now is the first black judge to hold 
that position in that district.
  Originally from Washington, D.C., where he attended Patrick Henry 
High School, he later graduated from Washington & Lee Law School. Judge 
Butler has been practicing law for 20 years and is the former president 
of the Lynchburg Bar Association. Judge Butler is the son of a 
Methodist minister, and the brother of D.C. resident Brian Butler.
  I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Judge Butler and his 
family and I wish him continued success in his legal career.

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