[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 26544-26545]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING MIKKI CANTON FOR RECEIVING THE JUDGE HAND AWARD

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 16, 2005

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like this opportunity to 
congratulate my constituent and a long time friend Mikki Canton as the 
recipient of the 2005 American Jewish Committee's Judge Learned Hand 
Award. This distinguished award was established in loving memory of 
Judge Learned Hand, Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals 
for the Second Circuit from 1924 to 1951. It is presented to 
outstanding leaders in the legal community who exemplify the high 
principles for which Judge Hand was renowned.
  Mikki Canton is the first Cuban-American woman to receive this 
recognition, and she also has the distinct privilege of being one of 
the few Hispanic female managing partners at a major Florida law firm. 
She oversees the daily operations of the Miami office of Gunster 
Yoakley, and is the chair of the firm's Corporate Strategic Counseling 
and Public Affairs departments. Her dedicated service to the citizens 
of South Florida should serve as a model for all of us. Her devotion 
and desire to reach out to people in need is not only commendable, but 
inspirational as well. I would like to thank her for the perseverance 
she has displayed throughout her legal profession.

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  Mikki Canton is a member of the women's Leadership Board of Harvard's 
John F. Kennedy School of Government, a group that examines public 
policies relating to women. She is the Florida chair of the Fellows of 
the American Bar Association and sits on the board of several large 
local charities. I am proud to recognize Mikki Canton for her tireless 
dedication to the well being of our South Florida residents. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in congratulating Mikki on her wonderful service 
to our community.

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