[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17393]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING JUDGE RAMONA ROBERTS

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 29, 2008

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join 
me in congratulating Judge Ramona Roberts as she retires as a Flint 
District Court judge. A celebration is planned for August 9th to honor 
Judge Roberts in Flint, Michigan.
  Ramona Roberts graduated from Flint Northern High School in 1964 
determined to become an attorney. She attended Flint Junior College, 
now Mott Community College, and graduated from Michigan State 
University with high honors. She obtained her Doctorate of 
Jurisprudence from University of Toledo--College of Law in 1980.
  Before returning to her hometown of Flint, Judge Roberts spent time 
working in Ohio completing legal research. Back in Michigan she spent 
several years working for Legal Services of Eastern Michigan, UAW Legal 
Services and as a judicial assistant to former Genesee County Circuit 
Court Judge Earl E. Borradaile. She entered private practice sharing 
office space with LoLanda R. Johnson and the soon to be named Chief 
Genesee County Circuit Judge Archie L. Hayman.
  She successfully ran for Judge of the 68th District Court in 1992 
because she wanted to bring a woman's perspective to the bench. She has 
served the people of Flint in this capacity since then. In 1992 she was 
elected by the highest number of votes for any Flint District Court 
judge and has been reelected twice, unopposed. In addition to her 
judicial duties, Judge Roberts has also served as the Financial 
Secretary of the Judicial Council National Bar Association and in 2002 
she was President of the Michigan District Judges Association. She is 
the past President of the Boys and Girls Club of Flint and their 
learning center is named in her honor.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in wishing Judge Ramona Roberts the 
best as she enters this new phase of her life. The 68th District Court 
and the people of Flint are losing a wonderful public servant and a 
diligent legal mind with her retirement.

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