[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8128]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING CHARLES D. LEMMOND FOR 50 YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE 
                WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 11, 2006

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to 
Pennsylvania Sen. Charles Lemmond, who is observing 50 years of 
membership in the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association.
  A lifelong resident of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Senator Lemmond 
received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University, a law degree from 
the University of Pennsylvania and an honorary doctor of humane letters 
degree from Wilkes University.
  Prior to his election to the Senate of Pennsylvania in 1985, he 
served as an assistant and first assistant district attorney in Luzerne 
County and as a judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas.
  Long active in community and civic organizations, Senator Lemmond is 
a past potentate of Irem Temple and a 33rd degree Mason, a trustee of 
the Wyoming Conference of the United Methodist Church, a life member of 
the board of trustees of Wyoming Seminary and a member of the advisory 
boards of Penn State's Wilkes-Barre campus and the Salvation Army.
  The Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association was located in the 
county Court House located on Wilkes-Barre's Public Square from 1859 to 
1909 when it was moved to the second floor of the current county Court 
House at 200 N. River Street in Wilkes-Barre.
  The Law Library contains over 20,000 volumes of law books, reports 
and journals. The Law Library also operates the Luzerne Legal Register, 
the law journal of Luzerne County and the official reporter of the 
decisions of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County. A lawyer 
referral service is also operated out of the law library for people who 
need a lawyer but do not know whom to contact.
  The Law and Library Association also operates a charitable foundation 
that supports charitable and humanitarian projects throughout Luzerne 
County. It is intended to enhance the public's understanding and 
appreciation of the legal system in Luzerne County, ensure access to 
legal information and representation to all members of the Luzerne 
County community and foster good relations between members of the Bar, 
Judiciary and the public.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Senator Lemmond for a 
half century of membership in the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library 
Association. His devoted service and the service of other distinguished 
legal practitioners have enabled the Association to grow and thrive and 
be a continuous source of support to its members.

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