[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 142 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING DUANE SLONE

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize my friend, the 
Honorable Judge Duane Slone from Jefferson City, Tennessee, who 
recently passed away at the very young age of 61.
  Judge Slone earned his juris doctorate from Memphis State University 
in 1990, then moved into private practice before serving as the 
assistant district attorney general from 1991 until 1994.
  In 1998, he was elected to the fourth judicial district court where 
he served until he passed away. He dedicated a lot of his life to 
supporting the community's fight against the opioid crisis, and he 
cofounded his district's drug recovery court in 2009.
  Judge Slone is best remembered for his dedication to the community's 
fight against the opioid crisis over the years, and he received many 
State and national awards for his work, including the William H. 
Rehnquist Award from Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court 
pictured here to my left.
  He also received the National Center for State Courts' Distinguished 
Service Award in 2018, and he was inducted into the Tennessee Boys & 
Girls Clubs Hall of Fame in 2020.

  Judge Slone was a leader of the community, and he will be greatly 
missed. I want to offer my sincere condolences to his wife, Darrison, 
and his three children: Oakland, Joseph, and Estella.
  East Tennessee is a much better place because of him.

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