[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16543]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING JAMES C. BRAZELTON

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 19, 2005

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. James C. 
Brazelton of Modesto, CA upon his retirement for his dedicated service 
with the Office of the District Attorney of Stanislaus County.
  Mr. Brazelton began his law enforcement career as a Military 
Policeman assigned to the White House Security Detail. In 1963, he 
joined the City of Bakersfield Police Department where he served as a 
Patrolman, Motorcycle Officer and Detective. He accepted a position 
with the City of Orange Police Department in 1968 and worked his way 
through the ranks as a Patrolman, Detective, Watch Commander, SWAT Team 
Commander, and Sergeant. While with the City of Orange Police 
Department, he attended Western State University, College of Law, in 
Anaheim, California. Upon graduating in 1974, he moved on from the City 
of Orange Police Department to spend the next 11 years in the private 
practice of law.
  In 1985, James Brazelton accepted the position as a Senior Deputy 
District Attorney with the Stanislaus County District Attorney's 
Office. Primarily serving in the Felony Trial Division, Mr. Brazelton 
was responsible for prosecuting many high-profile homicide cases. In 
1993, Mr. Brazelton was appointed Chief Deputy District Attorney for 
the Felony Superior Court Division and in August 1995, he was named 
Chief Deputy District Attorney for Administration.
  On March 19, 1996, James C. Brazelton was appointed by the Stanislaus 
County Board of Supervisors to fill the unexpired term of the retiring 
District Attorney and was sworn in as District Attorney on March 29, 
1996.
  In 2001, Mr. Brazelton was appointed by California State Attorney 
General Bill Lockyer to serve on the Blue Ribbon SWAT Team Practices 
Commission. He is also a member of the National District Attorneys 
Association and an alumnus of the National College of District 
Attorneys. In 2005, he was appointed by President Bush to a four-person 
focus group on capital punishment litigation.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Mr. James C. Brazelton of Modesto, CA 
upon his retirement from the Office of the District Attorney of 
Stanislaus County. I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing Mr. 
Brazelton many years of continued success.

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