[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 25222-25223]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING JUDGE BRUCE W. KAUFFMAN FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE 
                            LEGAL COMMUNITY

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 20, 2009

  Mr. ANDREWS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the extraordinary 
contributions

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that Judge Bruce W. Kauffman has made to the legal community in his 
five decades of service.
  A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Yale Law School, 
Judge Kauffman began his service to the legal community as a law clerk 
to the Honorable Vincent S. Haneman of the Superior Court of New 
Jersey, and thereafter joined the law firm of Dilworth Paxson, where he 
represented some of the nation's most high-profile clients and rose to 
become chairman of the firm.
  In 1980, Judge Kauffman was appointed to the Pennsylvania Supreme 
Court, where he served with distinction for two years. In 1997, 
President Bill Clinton nominated Judge Kauffman to the United States 
District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. During his 
tenure, the Judge returned to his alma mater and served as an Adjunct 
Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania. Judge Kauffman 
served on the District Court until his retirement from the Federal 
bench in July of 2009.
  Those who know the Judge know that his service is not finished, and 
that he is undertaking a new commitment to serve as Cochairman of the 
Executive Committee at Elliott Greenleaf, where he will be instrumental 
in providing counsel to clients and mentoring attorneys, as he has done 
for so many others throughout his career.
  Madam Speaker, Judge Kauffman has been an excellent jurist, teacher, 
and mentor for five decades. On a more personal note, Judge Kauffman 
has been a mentor to me both professionally and personally, and was 
instrumental in introducing me to my wife, whom he mentored as well. 
Judge Kauffman has a proud record of service to our country and I am 
proud to call him my friend. I congratulate Judge Kauffman for all his 
accomplishments and wish him the best of luck in all of his future 
endeavors.

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