[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27365]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE MEMORY OF SHIRLEY UNDERWOOD, RESIDENT OF THE FIRST 
                                DISTRICT

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                            HON. DAVID DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 16, 2007

  Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
the memory and life of Judge Shirley Underwood, a resident of the First 
Congressional District of Tennessee, who passed away October 7, 2007.
  Judge Underwood received her law degree from the University of 
Tennessee in 1948. She first practiced law in Bristol with her father. 
She was appointed juvenile court judge by Governor Buford Ellington in 
1961 and in 1962, was elected to an 8-year term. She was re-elected 4 
times by overwhelming margins. Upon retirement in 2002, Judge Underwood 
had the longest tenure of any current juvenile court judge in Tennessee 
and one of the longest in the Nation.
  Judge Underwood was the first woman to be elected by UT alumni of the 
First Congressional District to serve as their representative on the UT 
board of governors. She was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus of the 
College of Law in 1984 and received its Alumni Leadership Award in 
1989.
  In 1956, she married Dr. Charles T.R. Underwood. Judge Underwood was 
an active member of Central Baptist Church.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that the House join me this evening in offering 
our sympathies to the family and friends of Judge Shirley Underwood. 
She was dedicated to her family and her service to the residents of 
east Tennessee.
  Her service is greatly appreciated, and she will be deeply missed.

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