[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 24251-24252]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE RONALD G. MARMO

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 19, 2008

  Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, I would like to call to your attention 
the work of a great man, Hon. Ronald G. Marmo, who will retire after 
more than forty-one years at the Passaic County Courthouse. He will be 
honored on November 17, 2008 by his friends and colleagues for his 
outstanding service to the community.
  It is only fitting that he be honored in this, the permanent record 
of the greatest freely elected body on earth, for he has a long history 
of dedication and commitment to his community.
  Judge Marmo was born in my hometown, Paterson, New Jersey, on June 8, 
1942, to Tony and Rose Marmo. He grew up in the Stony Road section of 
Paterson, and attended St. Bonaventure Elementary School, and then went 
on to St. Bonaventure High School. Throughout his years at St. Bon's, 
he was taught by Franciscan nuns and priests, who instilled values and 
imparted teachings that served him well throughout his careers.
  He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University, and a 
Juris Doctorate degree from Seton Hall Law School. Following 
graduation, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Gordon H. Brown, 
Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey Criminal Division in Passaic 
County. Upon completion of his clerkship, he was appointed an Assistant 
Prosecutor in the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. He served in that 
office for twenty-two years, under five different County Prosecutors. 
In 1970, he was designated Chief Trial Councel and in 1975 he was 
appointed Chief of the Trial Section, a position he held for fifteen 
years.
  Notwithstanding his supervisory position, his primary role throughout 
his years with the Prosecutor's office was as a trial attorney. He 
served as the State's attorney in hundreds of jury trials including 
dozens of homicide cases. He tried two lengthy capital cases which each 
resulted in a jury verdict of the death penalty. He was commonly 
assigned the trials of the most celebrated cases. Governor Jim Florio 
appointed him Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey in 1990. Judge 
Marmo was assigned to the Civil Division for two years, and later for 
two years to the Family Division. Otherwise, Judge Marmo was primarily 
assigned to the Criminal Division. He served for ten years as the 
municipal prosecutor for the Borough of North Haledon, as well as 
serving ten years as the municipal prosecutor for the Borough of 
Ringwood, where he has resided for thirty-eight years.
  Judge Marmo and his wife Pat have been blessed with two children and 
eight grandchildren. Their daughter, Kim Ann is married to James 
Martin, and they are the parents of four children, Ryan, Connor, Blake 
and Raegan. Their son, Michael Marmo, and his wife Christine, also have 
four children, Shannon, Kelly, Jennifer, and Michael.
  The job of a United States Congressman involves much that is 
rewarding, yet nothing

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compares to recognizing the accomplishments of community leaders like 
Judge Marmo.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you join our colleagues, Judge Marmo's 
family, friends, and everyone he has worked with throughout the years, 
and me in recognizing the outstanding and invaluable achievements of 
the Honorable Ronald G. Marmo.

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