[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20434]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              SIDNEY M. ARONOVITZ UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the immediate 
consideration in the House of the bill (H.R. 2913) to designate the 
United States courthouse located at 301 Simonton Street in Key West, 
Florida, as the ``Sidney M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Minnesota?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 2913

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

       The United States courthouse located at 301 Simonton Street 
     in Key West, Florida, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Sidney M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
     or other record of the United States to the United States 
     courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``Sidney M. Aronovitz United States 
     Courthouse''.

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the bill, H.R. 2913, 
introduced by the gentlelady from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), to 
designate the United States courthouse located at 301 Simonton Street 
in Key West, Florida, as the ``Sidney M. Aronovitz United States 
Courthouse''.
  Judge Sidney M. Aronovitz served as a U.S. District Court Judge for 
the Southern District of Florida for 21 years. Aronovitz was born in 
Key West, Florida, on June 20, 1920. After graduating from Key West 
High School in 1937, he went on to attend the University of Florida 
where he was awarded a bachelor of arts degree in 1942, and a law 
degree, with honors, in 1943. Aronovitz went on to serve as a U.S. Army 
captain from 1943 to 1946, earning multiple distinctions, including a 
Bronze Star.
  Between 1943 and 1976, Aronovitz served as a lawyer in private 
practice in Miami, Florida. He also served as a City Commissioner from 
1962 to 1966, holding the position of Vice-Mayor in 1965. In 1976, 
President Gerald Ford nominated Sidney M. Aronovitz to serve as a U.S. 
District Court Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Judge 
Aronovitz was commissioned on September 21, 1976, and served as a U.S. 
District Court Judge until his death in 1997. In addition, he 
periodically sat on the U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, and served 
on the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 1988 to 1992.
  Judge Aronovitz served with distinction and it is fitting that we 
honor him today with this designation.
  I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2913.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read 
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.

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