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House Passes Bill to Name Courthouse after Judge James M. Fitzgerald
Washington D.C.,
March 5, 2012
After the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill today introduced by the Alaska Congressional Delegation that would name the federal courthouse in Anchorage after the late Judge James F. Fitzgerald, Alaska Congressman Don Young released the following statement:
“Judge Fitzgerald was an honorable man whose contributions to Alaska were tremendous. Throughout his life, as a Marine in World War II, a young prosecutor learning how to excel in the court of law, or the time he spent serving on Alaska’s highest court – Judge Fitzgerald stood up for right and wrong and in doing so always put his country and state first.
“The James M. Fitzgerald Federal Courthouse in Anchorage will now bear the name of a great man who truly made a difference in the state of Alaska.”
Congressman Young, in his role as a Senior Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee was able to ensure swift passage of this bill.
This legislation now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
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