[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19719]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF JAMES BRAZELTON

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                         HON. DENNIS A. CARDOZA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 7, 2005

  Mr. CARDOZA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the contributions 
of my friend Jim Brazelton, who recently retired from his position as 
Stanislaus County District Attorney.
  Jim began his 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. Five years later, Jim accepted a position with the City 
of Orange's police department where he worked his way through the ranks 
of patrolman, detective, watch commander, SWAT Commander and Sergeant. 
During his time there, he attended Western State University's College 
of Law in Anaheim, California. Upon graduating in 1974, Jim left the 
department and practiced law for the next 11 years.
  In 1985, Jim came to the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office 
where he served in the felony trial division. As Senior Deputy District 
Attorney, he was responsible for the prosecution of many high-profile 
homicide cases. In January of 1993, Jim was named Chief Deputy District 
Attorney for the Felony Superior Court Division. In August of 1995, he 
was named Chief Deputy District Attorney of Administration.
  In March 1996, Jim was appointed by the Stanislaus County Supervisors 
to fill the unexpired term of the retiring District Attorney. District 
Attorney Brazelton ran unopposed in the 1998 and 2002 elections.
  In addition to his duties as District Attorney, Jim is a member of 
the local Police Officer's Association, where he has served both on the 
board and as president, as well as the Stanislaus County Association of 
Law Enforcement Executives where he served as president in 2000. In 
2001, he was appointed by State Attorney General Bill Lockyer to serve 
on his Blue Ribbon SWAT Team Practices Commission. He has served as a 
member of the Board of Directors for the California District Attorneys 
Association, was on their Capital Litigation Committee for several 
years, and often lectures at their conferences.
  For the past several years, Jim has been an active and valued member 
of several worthwhile community organizations. He was an Executive 
Board member of Fight Crime-Invest in Kids and is on the board of the 
Carol Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation.
  District Attorney James Brazelton has been dedicated to public safety 
and service for more than 40 years. For the past 20 years, he has 
vigorously and effectively sought to protect the citizens of Stanislaus 
County and to ensure justice for the victims of crime. I ask my 
colleagues in the House to join me in thanking Mr. Brazelton for his 
dedicated service to the public and wish him the very best in the years 
to come.

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