[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16454]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     TRIBUTE TO JUDGE AVIVA K. BOBB

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                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                           HON. BRAD SHERMAN

                             of california

                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                               california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 5, 2001

  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, we rise today to pay tribute to an 
exceptional individual and good friend, Judge Aviva K. Bobb, 
Supervising Judge of the Family Law Department of the Los Angeles 
County Superior Court. Judge Bobb will be honored on September 29, 2001 
with the Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center Award for Outstanding 
Community Service.
  Judge Bobb has served in the Los Angeles Superior Court since 1994. 
She previously served for 14 years in the Los Angeles Municipal Court 
where she was the presiding, assistant presiding, and supervising 
judge. Before appointment to the bench, she served as the Executive 
Director of the San Fernando Valley Neighborhood Association and as the 
Executive Director of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. She is a 
graduate of Boalt Hall School of Law.
  In 2000, she was named to her current post as Supervising Judge of 
the Family Law Department, where she has established a national 
reputation as an outstanding expert in how to address problems 
resulting from divorce and child custody questions.
  In addition to her distinguished career on the bench, Judge Bobb is a 
member of the Judicial Council of California, where she served on the 
Court Technology Advisory Committee and the Task Force on Trial Court 
Employees. Judge Bobb has also generously given her time, energy and 
resources to numerous committees of the Los Angeles County Bar 
Association, and presently is a member of the Family Law Section 
Executive Committee. She has been the chair of the California Judges 
Association Court Administration Committee and vice chairperson of the 
Judicial Council's Presiding Judges Advisory Committee. Her many 
contributions to our community include service on the Board of 
Directors of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Public Counsel, the Western 
Center on Law and Poverty, and as a trustee of the Women Lawyers 
Association of Los Angeles.
  Judge Bobb has been the recipient of the Boalt Hall Alumni 
Association Distinguished Service Award in 1994 and the Judicial 
Excellence Award of the National Council on Alcoholism of the San 
Fernando Valley in 1989. The Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center Award is 
a very special award because it is given only to those who have 
dedicated themselves to alleviating social problems within the 
community at the city, county or state level.
  It is our distinct pleasure to ask our colleagues to join with us in 
saluting Judge Bobb for her outstanding achievements, and to 
congratulate her on receiving this prestigious award.

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