[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17156]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING ANGEL WOODRUFF

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                          HON. JASON T. SMITH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2013

  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Angel 
Woodruff of Cape Girardeau, Missouri for her compassionate defense of 
others in her local community. Ms. Woodruff currently serves as the 
first assistant prosecuting attorney in Cape Girardeau County, and has 
become widely-known for her compassionate and diligent defense of 
victims of crime. She is known for encouraging victims to advocate for 
themselves, and to actively seek out the help of the law. Ms. Woodruff 
began her education studying English at Southeast Missouri State 
University, and continued on to earn a Law Degree at the University of 
Missouri-Columbia. She began working at the Cape Girardeau Prosecuting 
Attorney's Office in 1998 and specializes in violent crimes, drug 
crime, domestic violence, and sex crimes. She believes that her job is 
more than just what people see on headlines and in court rooms, and 
seeks to help victims whose daily lives are affected by her cases on a 
personal level. Ms. Woodruff reaches out to victims and shows them that 
they are not alone, and that she is willing to fight for them.
  In the words of the U.S. Attorney who hired her, Morley Swingle, ``A 
crime victim is lucky if she is assigned to the case.'' I am grateful 
that we have such caring and hardworking members of the Cape Girardeau 
community, such as Ms. Angel Woodruff. It is my pleasure to recognize 
her achievements before the House of Representatives and to encourage 
her to continue advocating for victims of crime.

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