[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14005-14006]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              IN HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE OF JUDGE JOHN MANOS

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 11, 2006

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and remembrance of 
Judge John Manos, devoted father, grandfather, veteran, community 
leader and outstanding jurist.
  Judge Manos grew up in Cleveland, OH, the son of Greek immigrants. He 
attended Lincoln High School followed by the Case School of Applied 
Sciences. There, he was captain of the football team and earned a 
degree in metallurgical engineering. Judge Manos served in the Navy for 
2 years before returning to Cleveland to become an engineer. Over the 
next 4 years, he earned a law degree from Cleveland Marshall Law 
School. Judge Manos practiced law for 13 years before then Governor 
James Rhodes selected him to fill a vacancy in the Cuyahoga County 
Court of Common Pleas. He remained at the court until 1969 when he was 
appointed to the Eighth Ohio District Court of Appeals, and finally to 
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio by 
President Ford in 1976.
  Judge Manos developed a solid reputation for preparedness and 
fairness during his tenure in the courtroom. Even through extreme 
illness and hospitalization, Judge Manos continued hearing legal 
matters and continued to render thoughtful and poignant decisions. His 
commitment to quality lawyers and judges

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went beyond the bench when he set up an intern program where students 
witnessed proceedings and then performed research in order to grasp the 
multifaceted prism that is the American legal system. Aside from his 
professional achievements, Judge Manos was an active member and leader 
in numerous civic and legal organizations, including the Cleveland 
Chapter of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, 
Federation of Community Planning, the visiting committee for physical 
education and athletics of Case Western Reserve University, and a 
member of the Board of Overseers at Cleveland-Marshall Law School.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor and remembrance 
of Judge John M. Manos. Please also join me as I offer my deep 
condolences to his companion Gloria Donahue; to his sons, Michael and 
Keith; to his daughters, Donna and Christine; to his son-in-law, 
Patrick; to his 12 grandchildren; and to his extended family members 
and many friends. Although he will be greatly missed, his steadfast 
devotion to family and friends and unwavering focus on legal equality 
and justice highlighted his life, and his memory and impact will live 
on within the hearts of his family and friends, today and for all time, 
and he will never be forgotten.

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