[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 4836-4837]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING JUSTICE JOSEPH J. MALTESE

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                      HON. DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR.

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 24, 2017

  Mr. DONOVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank Justice Joseph J. 
Maltese for his continued dedication to the judicial system.
  After receiving his Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 1973, 
Justice Maltese served as a law clerk for Judge John J. Kelly. Soon 
after, he started his own successful law firm, Joseph J. Maltese & 
Associates, which he ran from 1976 to 1992. During that same time, he 
was serving his country as a Legal Officer in the Judge Advocate 
General's Corps of the Army. Additionally, it should be also noted that 
he has served in the Army as an Armor Office and an Intelligence Staff 
Officer. This commitment to his country goes to show just how devoted 
he has been to public service.
  With three master's degrees, including one in Judicial Studies, and a 
Ph.D. in Philosophy, it is easy to say that Justice Maltese has a 
brilliant legal mind. Throughout his career as a judge, he has put that 
mind to work. He has served on the New York City Civil Court, New York 
City Criminal Court, and Court of Claims for Richmond County on the New 
York Supreme Court. Currently, Justice Maltese serves as an Associate 
Justice for the Appellate Division, Second Department, and the 
Presiding Justice for the New York Litigation Coordinating Panel, where 
he continues to issue impartial rulings based on the letter of the law, 
as a justice always should.
  Despite his busy schedule, Justice Maltese also contributes his time 
educating future legal minds. He serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law 
at New York Law School, his alma mater, and he regularly gives lectures 
to various legal associations. Recently, he was awarded the Charles A. 
Rapallo and Justice Antonin Scalia Award by the Columbian Lawyers 
Association for his stellar record in the judiciary.
  Mr. Speaker, Justice Joseph J. Maltese's commitment to the judiciary 
and the rule of law is nothing short of admirable. I thank him for his 
lifetime of public service, and I wish him nothing but the best.

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