[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8085]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO JUDGE LEOPOLD BORRELLO

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 11, 2006

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Judge Leopold 
Borrello as he retires from an illustrious career as a Saginaw County 
Michigan jurist. Judge Borrello will be honored at a reception on May 
23 in Saginaw by the community.
  A native of Saginaw, Judge Borrello started working when he was in 
the third grade at his father's grocery store. After graduating from 
Saginaw High School in 1951, Judge Borrello received a Bachelor of Arts 
degree from Albion College and his Juris Doctor degree from the 
University of Michigan Law School in 1958. He returned to the Saginaw 
area and opened a practice of law. He worked in solo practice and for 
several firms before heading up his own firm of Borrello, Thomas and 
Jenson.
  In 1987 Governor James Blanchard appointed him to the 10th Judicial 
Circuit Court. Judge Borrello became Chief Judge of the 10th Judical 
Circuit Court in 1992 and has continued to serve in that capacity until 
his retirement on April 14th of this year. He ran unopposed in 1988, 
1994 and 2000 to be returned to his place on the bench. During his 
tenure Judge Borrello presided over three one-man grand juries and 
numerous criminal and civil cases.
  In addition to his work on the bench, Judge Borrello is also active 
with the Saginaw County Crime Prevention Council and the American 
Kennel Club, where he also serves as a show judge. Judge Borrello and 
his wife Audre have passed on their work ethic to their three sons: 
Stephen, an appellate court judge; Andre, a Saginaw attorney; and 
Murray, a professor at Alma College.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
applauding the career of a hardworking, dedicated public servant, 
Leopold Borrello. His intelligence, common sense, and consideration for 
the public welfare have earned the well deserved respect of his fellow 
jurists and the esteem of the Saginaw community.

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