February 25, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 34 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E205]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        JUSTICE ELIZABETH TAYLOR

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 25, 2019

  Mr. SERRANO. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
today to pay tribute to Justice Elizabeth Audrey Taylor for her many 
years of compassionate service and tireless work to improve the lives 
of our Bronx residents. Justice Taylor is a great example of the 
countless contributions that African Americans make every day to the 
Bronx and our Nation.
  Justice Taylor was born and raised in the Highbridge Section of the 
Bronx and is a product of the public school system. She received a 
Bachelor of Arts in English from Binghamton University and her Juris 
Doctor from Ohio Northern University School of Law. She began her 
career as a legislative aide in the New York City Council and then went 
to work in private practice, where she specialized in landlord and 
tenant issues. Thereafter, Justice Taylor returned to the public sector 
as the Senior Court Attorney to Justice Edgar G. Walker, who at the 
time was serving in the Bronx Criminal Court. Until 2008, she continued 
her commitment to public service by serving as Principal Law Clerk to 
New York Supreme Court Justice Kenneth L. Thompson, Jr. , who is 
currently serving in the Civil Term of Bronx County Supreme Court.
  In addition, Justice Taylor was recently elected Justice of the 
Supreme Court of the State of New York. She was first elected in 2008 
to the Civil Court of the City of New York and has been honored as 
Judge of the Year by the Bronx County Bar Association and the Bronx 
Advocates for Justice.
  Justice Taylor is also a member of the Military Academy Review 
Committee for the 15th Congressional district. She has been a member of 
this committee since 2014 and has been instrumental in helping our 
office make military academy recommendations since then. This has 
allowed numerous students from the 15th Congressional District to 
attend these prestigious schools with full scholarships.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues join me in honoring Justice 
Elizabeth Audrey Taylor for her consistently remarkable dedication to 
the law and commitment to serving her community.

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