[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 22]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 30849]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING GEORGE BARRETT'S 50 YEARS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 9, 2007

  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor George 
E. Barrett for his 50 years of service in Nashville's legal profession. 
A long-time champion of civil rights, George has gained a reputation as 
one of Tennessee's foremost judicial consciences.
  During the 1950s and 1960s, Nashville was the backdrop for many 
powerful demonstrations during the Civil Rights Movement, including the 
famous lunch counter sit-ins. In the midst of that movement, George 
Barrett earned his law degree blocks away at Vanderbilt University and 
decided to practice law right there in the city where he grew up.
  George made a name for himself as a defender of the underdog. His 
work on Tennessee's Geier case is a remarkable example of a civil 
rights issue that George tenaciously took on and saw through its 
duration of more than three decades.
  George has been a friend for many years, and I congratulate him on 
his 50 years as a fearless attorney. As one of the partners at his law 
firm wisely suggested, we doubt he will ever actually retire. I wish 
George many more years of success and happiness in his career and in 
his personal life.

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