To designate a parcel of land located on the site of the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Clyde S. Cahill Memorial Park".

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Florida, as well as my friend and chairman, Chairman Shuster of Pennsylvania. I thank them both for their support of this bill.

I rise in support of H.R. 1556, a bill to designate a park in the City of St. Louis in honor of the late Judge Clyde S. Cahill.

Judge Cahill served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri for more than two decades, appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980. Judge Cahill was the first African American to serve in the eighth circuit court.

The Honorable Clyde S. Cahill, Jr., was a native St. Louisian. He graduated from Vashon High School and served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He went on to graduate from St. Louis University and St. Louis University School of Law.

Early in his legal career, Mr. Cahill served as chief legal adviser to the Missouri office of the NAACP and filed the first lawsuit in the State of Missouri calling for enforcement of the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. The Board of Education.

Throughout his career, Clyde Cahill demonstrated a deep commitment to improving the quality of life in the African American community. He was a leader in the struggle for civil rights, and he was active in many domestic programs to help the poor and disadvantaged.

In 1966, he joined the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity, and later he went to work for the St. Louis Human Development Corporation. He also served as executive director and general counsel for the Legal Society of St. Louis, where he played a pivotal role in expanding legal aid services throughout eastern Missouri. Judge Cahill was truly a dedicated public servant who spent his life pursuing justice and equality for others.

Today, throughout St. Louis, Judge Cahill is fondly remembered for his courteous style and his compassionate heart. He was a hardworking man with a generous spirit who helped to improve the lives of countless citizens, some who knew him well and others who never even met him. Judge Cahill's contributions will benefit generations, and St. Louisians will forever cherish his memory.

I also want to add, Mr. Speaker, that I grew up knowing Judge Cahill going to school with his children. We are friends to this day. I ask my colleagues to support H.R. 1556, a bill to designate a site at the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse as the Clyde S. Cahill Memorial Park.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

H.R. 1556 is a bill to designate the land located in the site of the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri as the Clyde S. Cahill Memorial Park. This parcel of land is bounded by South Tenth St., Clark Avenue, South Ninth Street, and Walnut Avenue in St. Louis.

Judge Cahill was the first African American Federal district judge to serve in the eighth circuit. A native Missourian, he was born in 1923. He attended local elementary and high schools. After graduating from high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force and served in World War II from 1942 until 1946.

When he returned from the war, he continued his education at the University of St. Louis. He graduated from St. Louis University Law School in 1951 and began private practice. In 1954 he joined the Office of the Circuit Attorney for the City of St. Louis. In 1972, he became the executive director and general counsel for the Legal Aid Society of St. Louis. From 1975 until 1980, he served as circuit court judge of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit of the State of Missouri in St. Louis.

He was appointed by President Carter on May 23, 1980 to the Federal court. Judge Cahill became the first African American to be appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

He was known for being both compassionate and courteous. However, he frequently challenged the flaws in the judiciary system and was critical of Federal sentencing guidelines which he believed were sometimes inappropriately severe. He served as a role model for many young lawyers and civil servants.

Judge Cahill died in 2004. Due to his lifetime of judicial excellence, it is both fitting and just that the park area located in the Thomas Eagleton U.S. Courthouse be designated in his honor.

I reserve the balance of my time.

I yield such time as he may consume to the sponsor of the bill, Mr. Clay.

I yield back the balance of my time, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1556, a bill to designate the land located on the site of the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis, MO, as the Clyde S. Cahill Memorial Park. This parcel of land is bounded by South 10th Street, Clark Avenue, South 9th Street, and Walnut Avenue in St. Louis.

Judge Cahill, a native Missourian, was born in St. Louis in April 1923. He attended local elementary schools and Vashon High School. After graduating from high school, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and served in World War II from 1942 until 1946.

When he returned from the war he continued his education at the University of St. Louis. He graduated from St. Louis University Law School in 1951. After graduation, Judge Cahill engaged in private practice until 1954 when he joined the staff of the circuit attorney of the city of St. Louis. From 1958 to 1965, he served as the chief legal advisor to the Missouri NAACP and filed the first lawsuit in Missouri to implement the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

From 1975 until 1980, Judge Cahill served as a circuit judge on the 22nd Judicial Circuit of the State of Missouri in St. Louis. With his appointment to the Federal court by President Carter on May 23, 1980, Judge Cahill became the first African-American to be appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Judge Cahill was known for being both compassionate and courteous. However, he frequently challenged the flaws in the judicial system and was critical of Federal sentencing guidelines, which he believed were sometimes inappropriately severe. He served as a role

model for many young lawyers and civil servants.

Judge Cahill died peacefully in 2004. Due to his lifetime of judicial excellence, it is both fitting and just that the park area located at the Thomas Eagleton U.S. Courthouse be designated in his honor.

I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 1556.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1556) to designate a parcel of land located on the site of the Thomas F.

Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``Clyde S. Cahill Memorial Park''.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

H.R. 1556, introduced by Representative Lacy Clay, designates a parcel of land located on the site of the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri as the Clyde S. Cahill Memorial Park. The bill honors Judge Clyde S. Cahill, who was the first African American to be appointed to the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Missouri.

After serving in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and acquiring a law degree from St. Louis University Law School, Judge Clyde S. Cahill engaged in the private practice of law in 1951. From 1958 through 1968, he served as chief legal adviser to the Missouri NAACP. While with the NAACP, he filed the first lawsuit in Missouri to implement the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, helping to end school segregation in Missouri.

Judge Cahill was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 1980. Judge Cahill had a reputation for being courteous and compassionate. He passed away on August 18, 2004, at age 81.

I support this legislation and encourage my colleagues to do the same.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the EPW Committee be discharged and the Senate immediately proceed to H.R. 315.

Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of the following courthouse- naming bills, all en bloc. Calendar No. 649, H.R. 1463, H.R. 1556, H.R. 2322, H.R. 5026, H.R. 5546, H.R. 5606, H.R. 6051, Calendar No. 626, S. 3867.