[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4668]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING JUDGE NANCY DAVIS STARK ON HER INDUCTION TO THE SUPERIOR COURT 
                             OF CALIFORNIA

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 18, 2004

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate and honor Nancy Davis 
Stark on her induction this past January to the State of California 
Superior Court for Contra Costa County.
  Judge Davis Stark is a highly competent and capable addition to the 
bench having worked tirelessly for the past 2 decades as an 
accomplished Deputy District Attorney for Alameda County. In this 
position, Judge Davis Stark served as Chief of the Sexually Violent 
Predator Unit, was on the felony trial staff, and held several 
supervisory positions and assignments.
  Judge Davis Stark has been a member of the California Bar since 1982, 
the same year she earned her Juris Doctor from the University of 
California's Hastings College of Law. She received her bachelor-of-arts 
degree from California State University at Hayward.
  The daughter of Eugene and Amelia Davis, Judge Davis Stark grew up in 
the Bay Area having spent her childhood in Oakland and Castro Valley. 
For the past 14 years, she has been a resident of Alamo where she is a 
committed volunteer in her community, most notably as the creator and 
one-time manager of a children's string ensemble known as the Alamo 
Ensemble Players.
  Perhaps most important to me, Judge Davis Stark--Nancy as I call 
her--is the mother of two beautiful daughters--my granddaughters--
Gretchen and Claire and devoted wife of 18 years to my son Jeff. I am 
grateful to have Nancy as my daughter-in-law. I am even more honored 
that her years of hard work and service to the public have earned her a 
rightful place on the Superior Court.
  Mr. Speaker, I know Nancy's sound intellect, strong sense of 
fairness, and demonstrated commitment to the law and justice will be a 
welcome addition to the bench. I wish her well in this pursuit.

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