[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8744-8745]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING HONORABLE JAMES D. GREGG FOR 27 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A 
                            BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

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                           HON. BILL HUIZENGA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 20, 2014

  Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
Honorable James D. Gregg and his commendable service to Michigan's 
Western District as a bankruptcy judge.
   Judge Gregg served Michigan's Western District as a United States 
bankruptcy judge for 27 years. Further, his service to the state has 
been a long time commitment, as he has worked for Michigan communities 
for over 30 years.
   After graduating from Wayne State University with his Juris Doctor, 
Judge Gregg chose to remain in Michigan to practice. He served as a 
partner of Varnum, Riddering, and Schmidt & Howlett in Grand Rapids, 
Michigan.

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In 1987, Judge Gregg was designated in The Best Lawyers in America. 
From 1995 to 2003, Judge Gregg worked with the National Conference of 
Bankruptcy Judges, ultimately serving as the organizations president 
from 2002-2003.
   Throughout his career, Judge Gregg has been committed to educating 
students and practitioners about bankruptcy law. From 1994-1997, Judge 
Gregg served as an adjunct professor and taught bankruptcy law courses 
at The Thomas Cooley Law School. He has also been an education chair, a 
speaker, or a panelist at more than one hundred and fifty educational 
seminars for bar associations and professional organizations throughout 
the United States. In 2013, the Bankruptcy Section of the Federal Bar 
Association for the Western District of Michigan inaugurated the 
``James D. Gregg Bankruptcy Education Award'' to be given out to 
members of the local bar or bench who have done outstanding work to 
further the education among bankruptcy practitioners in the district. 
While Judge Gregg will no longer sit on the bench, he still plans to 
continue teaching bankruptcy law.

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