[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10201-10202]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF JUDGE PAUL A. RASMUSSEN

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 27, 2012

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the dedicated 
public service and esteemed legal career of Judge Paul A. Rasmussen 
upon his retirement from Florida's First Judicial Circuit Court in 
Escambia County. Judge Rasmussen spent his career serving the people of 
Northwest Florida, and I am proud to recognize his dedication and 
service.
  Judge Rasmussen first came to Florida in 1968 with the United States 
Navy to attend Aviation Officer Candidate School at Naval Air Station 
Pensacola. After graduating and completing his training at Naval Air 
Station Glynco, in Georgia, he went on to serve four years on active 
duty with the Navy, completing successful tours of duty in Guam and 
Vietnam. After Judge Rasmussen was honorably discharged from the Navy, 
he returned to Florida where he attended the University of Florida 
College of Law.
  Following his graduation from law school, Judge Rasmussen began his 
public service as a State's Attorney in Pensacola. He later entered 
private practice with then future Judge John T. Parnham, now retired 
from the bench in the First Judicial Circuit. Judge Rasmussen also 
served as legal counsel to the city of Gulf Breeze and the Department 
of Health and Rehabilitative Services. In 1990, Judge Rasmussen was 
elected to Florida's First Judicial Circuit Court where he has served 
the people of Northwest Florida for the past 22 years. In 1998, he was 
recognized by the Children's Home Society of Florida as Child Advocate 
of the Year.
  Judge Rasmussen's service to Northwest Florida does not stop at the 
bench. He is also actively involved throughout the community, most 
notably as a Sunday School Teacher at First Baptist Church of Pensacola 
and as a committeeman for Boy Scout Troop 10 in Pensacola.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I am honored to 
recognize Judge Paul A. Rasmussen for his many years of service to the 
people of Northwest Florida and his dedication to his family and 
community. Throughout his career, Judge Rasmussen has served with honor 
and distinction, and his unwavering commitment to the fair 
administration of the law and to public service is a shining example of 
our legal system working at its finest. My wife Vicki and I wish him, 
his wife, Jean, their children and grandchildren all the best.

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