[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 846-847]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING MR. SETH WILLIAMS, PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND 
                       RESPECTED COMMUNITY LEADER

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 25, 2011

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor District Attorney 
Seth Williams for his service and dedication to the City of 
Philadelphia and the surrounding community.
  Raised in West Philadelphia by his loving parents Imelda and Rufus 
Williams, Mr. Williams graduated from Central High School in 1985. He 
later attended Pennsylvania State University, where he served as 
President of the Black Caucus and President of the Undergraduate 
Student Government. He continued on to graduate studies at Georgetown 
University where he earned his law degree.
  After law school, he served ten years as the assistant district 
attorney of Philadelphia and

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as the Inspector General for the city until 2008.
  Mr. Williams' dedication and drive proved vital on his path to the 
District Attorney's office. His perseverance pushed him through last 
year's Democratic primary and the general election last November. Mr. 
Williams' election made him the first black District Attorney in 
Philadelphia history.
  District Attorney Williams currently lives in Philadelphia with his 
wife, Sonita, his mother Imelda, and his two daughters, Taylor and 
Hope. I am pleased that Mr. Williams will soon be honored as a 
community leader by the Rutgers School of Law-Camden at the Champions 
of Social Justice and Equality Banquet.
  Mr. Speaker, Seth Williams has an impressive record and I wish him 
continued successes in his future endeavors.

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