[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 19096-19097]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING YALE LEONARD ROSENBERG

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                            HON. KEN BENTSEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 2, 2002

  Mr. BENTSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in memory of an accomplished and 
revered legal scholar, Yale Leonard Rosenberg, who passed away on 
Sunday, September 22, 2002, at the age of 63. His death is a tremendous 
loss not only to his wife Irene, but to the University of Houston Law 
Center community and Houston's Jewish community. As an A.A White 
Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center, Mr. Rosenberg 
will be fondly remembered by his students and colleagues as a devoted 
teacher who inspired those around him with his quiet decency and 
boundless passion for teaching the law.
  Yale Rosenberg, a native Houstonian, was an exceptional individual 
who exemplified the best of the legal field. At an early age, he 
demonstrated remarkable academic ability and desire to be involved in 
the community. In high

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school, he was named Houston's ``Outstanding Jewish Athlete.'' At Rice 
University, Yale Rosenberg not only excelled academically, graduating 
with a degree in Business Administration-Economics, but also and served 
as the ``Grand Aleph Godol,'' or International President of the B'nai 
Br'ith AZA Youth Organization.
  Yale Rosenberg's stellar legal career began at New York University 
Law School and was followed by the prestigious clerkship with the 
Honorable Judge Oscar H. Davis of the United States Court of Appeals in 
Washington, D.C. He went on the work at the law firm of Arnold & 
Porter. Dedicated to public service, he joined the New York Mayor's 
Task Force on the Constitutional Convention as Legal Advisor in 1966 
and served as Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District 
of New York from 1967 through 1972.
  In 1973, Yale Rosenberg returned to Houston with his wife and legal 
collaborator Irene Merker Rosenberg to join the faculty of the 
University of Houston Law Center. By his own account, the years he 
spent teaching civil procedure, federal jurisdiction, and professional 
responsibility to aspiring Texas attorneys were incredibly rewarding. 
Upon receiving the 2000 Teaching Excellence Award at the University of 
Houston, Professor Rosenberg explained, ``The satisfaction of seeing a 
light come on in a law student's mind--that initial flash of 
understanding--simply cannot be replicated.'' His love of teaching was 
manifest. Yale Rosenberg shared not only his expert knowledge of the 
law but instilled a respect for the power that our legal institutions 
and principles play in all our lives. Among Professor Rosenberg's most 
notable accomplishments in his nearly thirty years of teaching was his 
development of a Jewish law course. He also made important 
contributions to jurisprudence in the areas of criminal procedure, 
constitutional law, and comparative law.
  His dedication to the Jewish community was reflected in his long 
association with the Congregation Young Israel in Houston. Professor 
Rosenberg opened his home and his heart to his friends and neighbors 
not only in Houston but from all over the country and world.
  Yale Leonard Rosenberg is survived by his loving wife Irene Merker 
Rosenberg, numerous cousins, vast numbers of friends and students whose 
lives touched with his uncommon kindness and boundless wisdom.
  Mr. Speaker, students and colleagues, as well as friends and family 
members, mourn the loss of Professor Yale Leonard Rosenberg, but his 
lasting impact will always remain in their hearts.

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