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“A TRIBUTE TO JUSTICE ARTHUR G. SCOTLAND IN RECOGNITION OF HIS LIFE OF SERVICE” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1744 on Sept. 24, 2010.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
A TRIBUTE TO JUSTICE ARTHUR G. SCOTLAND IN RECOGNITION OF HIS LIFE OF
SERVICE
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HON. DANIEL E. LUNGREN
of california
in the house of representatives
Friday, September 24, 2010
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor Justice Arthur G. Scotland for his life of service to our California judicial system.
Justice Scotland is a native Californian born in Sacramento on October 19, 1946. He graduated from the University of California, Davis, and became a law enforcement officer with the California Department of Justice. He later graduated with honors from the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1974.
After serving as a Deputy District Attorney, Sacramento County, 1974-
76, California Deputy Attorney General, 1976-83, and Cabinet Secretary to the Governor, 1983-87, he was appointed as a Superior Court Judge by Governor George Deukmejian in 1987. Since 1989, he has served on the Courts of Appeal, appointed by Governor Deukmejian. In 1998, he became the Presiding Justice, appointed to the position by Governor Pete Wilson.
In 2004, Justice Scotland was named Judge of the Year by the Sacramento County Bar Association.
Active in his community, Justice Scotland was named Humanitarian of the Year in 2002 by the Sacramento County Bar Association for his volunteer work on behalf of the Sacramento Children's Home--a residential and treatment facility for abused and neglected children. He also received a community Service Award from the Center for Youth Citizenship for his volunteer work helping educate school children about our legal system about their rights and responsibilities as Americans.
Presiding Justice Scotland has served with distinction on the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, since 1989--serving 9 years as associate justice and 12 years as presiding justice. During his tenure, Justice Scotland has participated in deciding more than 6,000 appeals and thousands of writ petitions, authoring 2,744 majority opinions, 48 concurring opinions, and 40 dissenting opinions.
I am pleased to recognize and congratulate Justice Scotland on his retirement and for his dedication to our community.
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