[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING JUDGE ROBERT C. BROOMFIELD FOR RECEIVING THE UNIVERSITY 
                OF ARIZONA'S DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN AWARD

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                             HON. ED PASTOR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 26, 2006

  Mr. PASTOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Honorable 
Robert C. Broomfield, Senior United States District Judge and a 1961 
graduate of the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. 
It was my pleasure to work with Judge Broomfield when I was a County 
Supervisor, and I always found him to be reasonable, understanding, and 
well respected by all, whether they be private citizens, elected 
officials, or his judicial peers. Therefore I was pleased to learn that 
he was being honored by his alma mater on April 22nd with its 
Distinguished Citizen Award, and I would like to take this opportunity 
to acknowledge and thank him for many years of service to the nation 
and the State of Arizona.
  Judge Broomfield has served with distinction in the courts for more 
than 34 years, first as a judge and presiding judge on the Maricopa 
County Superior Court and, since 1985, as a judge in the federal 
system. In 2002, the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist appointed him 
to the Foreign Intelligence Security Act Court where he was one of 11 
judges rotating assignments. In each of these endeavors, he has earned 
respect as a keen jurist, a superb administrator, and as a person who 
exemplifies the best traditions of integrity and professionalism.
  As a judge of the United States District Court for the District of 
Arizona, and its Chief Judge from 1994 to 1999, he has served on 
numerous circuit court committees and in national positions by 
appointment of the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He 
has served on, or chaired, at least 15 committees designed to improve 
court operations and the administration of justice. In addition, he was 
a member of the Arizona Town Hall for over a decade, a Director of the 
community leadership association Phoenix Together, a trusted advisor 
for youth groups, and a pleasure to work with through the 
appropriations process as we labored to secure funding for the Sandra 
Day O'Connor Courthouse.
  His colleagues characterize Judge Broomfield in laudatory terms, 
noting his self-effacing manner, quiet integrity, and single-minded 
commitment to the continued vitality of democratic governance through 
an independent, fair, and impartial judicial system.
  Mr. Speaker, I join my friends at the University of Arizona James E. 
Rogers College of Law and its Law College Association in commending a 
man whose life's work so well defines American citizenship, leadership, 
and service.

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