[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8843]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO CLAUS HUME

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 8, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
pay tribute to Claus Hume and thank him for his extraordinary 
contributions to Colorado. Judge Hume is officially retiring as the 
Chief Judge of the Colorado Court of Appeals, and today I would like to 
honor his long and distinguished career of service to his community 
before this body of Congress and this nation.
  Judge Hume's legal career has spanned three decades. After a brief 
stint as a photographer, he graduated from the University of Colorado 
law school in 1965 and moved to Craig, Colorado, where he began his 
career and started a family. One of few lawyers in Craig, Judge Hume 
began working for the local prosecutor's office and was elected 
District Attorney in 1972, serving for two years until he was appointed 
to a district court judgeship. He served on the 14th Judicial District 
bench for thirteen years, until he received his appointment to the 
Colorado Court of Appeals in 1988. Judge Hume's service to Colorado is 
a credit to our state and I am grateful for his dedication to justice 
for all Coloradans.
  Mr. Speaker, Claus Hume is an exemplary servant to his community and 
to the State of Colorado, and it is with great pride that I recognize 
his career before this body of Congress and this nation. Judge Hume's 
presence in the courtroom will be greatly missed throughout the state, 
and I would like to extend to him my congratulations on his retirement 
and wish him the best in his future endeavors.

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