[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 146 (Thursday, September 19, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING CHIEF JUSTICE HEAVICAN

  (Mr. FLOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. FLOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Chief Justice Mike 
Heavican of the State of Nebraska who has announced his retirement 
after almost two decades of exemplary service as the head of Nebraska's 
Supreme Court and its entire judicial branch.
  Through the years, the chief justice has led Nebraska's judiciary 
with integrity. Before his time on the bench, he served as a deputy 
county attorney, a county attorney, the U.S. Attorney, and then the 
chief justice.
  Throughout his career he has preserved the independence of our 
judiciary while collaborating with the State's leaders to strengthen 
its engagement with the public.
  During my time as Speaker of the Unicameral, I had the great honor of 
working with Chief Justice Heavican to establish the first and now 
annual tradition of the State of the Judiciary address to our State's 
legislature.
  On behalf of the people of the first district, I want to extend best 
wishes to Chief Justice Heavican and our sincere gratitude for his 
decades of remarkable public service.

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