[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11609]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    IN HONOR OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS 
                       ASSOCIATION'S HOME OF LAW

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2005

  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the New York County 
Lawyers Association (NYCLA), and the 75th anniversary of its building, 
located at 14 Vesey Street in New York City. This location, in the 
heart of both my District and Lower Manhattan, has been the home of 
NYCLA and its many charitable and educational programs, all of which 
further its primary purpose of serving the public interest.
  Tonight's celebration will feature many of New York City's most 
esteemed scholars. They include the Hon. Judith Kaye, Chief Judge of 
the State of New York, Hon. John M. Walker Jr., Chief Judge of the U.S. 
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, Michael Cardozo, Corporation Counsel 
for the City of New York, and Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for 
The New Yorker.
  The Home of Law was designed by legendary American architect Cass 
Gilbert, designer of the Woolworth and U.S. Supreme Court Buildings, 
and consulting architect for the George Washington Bridge. The 
groundbreaking for the Home of Law took place in 1929 and construction 
was completed just five and a half months later, on May 26, 1930, 
exactly 75 years ago today. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by 
such notable figures as then Court of Appeals Chief Judge Benjamin N. 
Cardozo, Judge Samuel Seabury, John W. Davis, and City Bar President 
Charles C. Burlingham. Then-NYCLA President William Nelson Cromwell 
chose 14 Vesey Street for the Home of Law because, with St. Paul's 
Chapel across the street, no building would ever block the view.
  NYCLA, in its 97-year history, has proven to be a visionary and 
inclusive organization, pioneering some of the most far-reaching and 
tangible reforms in American jurisprudence and playing an active role 
in legal developments and public policy. NYCLA also bears the mark of 
distinction of being the first major bar association in the United 
States that admitted members without regard to race, ethnicity, 
religion or gender. NYCLA and its Home of Law serve New York with 
distinction, and I am pleased to honor them today on the 75th 
anniversary of their historic building.

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