[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20606]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     A TRIBUTE TO THE CAREER OF JUDGE EDWARD THOMAS SMITHERMAN, JR.

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 15, 2005

  Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the contributions of 
Judge Edward Thomas Smitherman, Jr. to Hot Springs, Arkansas and 
congratulate him on his retirement.
  For more than 16 years, Judge Smitherman served on the bench of the 
18th Judicial Circuit-East, both as a circuit and chancery judge. He 
served with distinction as the circuit's first administrative judge, a 
member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Uniform Reporting of Case 
Information, and as chairman of the Board of Certified Court Reporter 
Examiners. Judge Smitherman has also given back to the Hot Springs 
community by serving on several civic boards including the Hot Springs 
Optimist Club, the Area Council of Aging, the Boys Club, the Salvation 
Army and the Hot Springs School Board.
  I wish Judge Smitherman the best of luck and success in future 
endeavors and safe travels in his retirement.

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