Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank my colleague for all the comments she has made about Judge Edwards, his family, and the school. This is truly a remarkable story. I know both of our staffs have been telling us for some time now of incident after incident of young people's lives that are being changed by this school, by a judge who decided he needed to get outside the courtroom to make a difference in the lives of kids. In fact, People magazine calls this the ``School of Last Resort.'' It is a chance, it is an opportunity of which many are taking advantage. Judge Ohmer, presiding judge of the circuit where Judge Edwards works, put out the following statement. He said: The editors of PEOPLE magazine have selected St. Louis Juvenile Court Judge Jimmie Edwards as one of the publication's `Heroes of the Year' for 2011. Judge Edwards was profiled in a recent issue of the magazine and the announcement was made in the November 7, 2011 issue. Quoted in this comment from his colleague, the magazine said: ``We chose men and women who reached across boundaries to help strangers or worked within their communities to deepen bonds. From Logan, Utah . . . to Judge Jimmie Edwards of St. Louis who started a school for wayward teens, the 2011 winners never let daunting odds stand in their way,'' said Managing Editor [of People magazine] Larry Hackett. In 2009, after watching a string of teen offenders come through his courtroom, Judge Edwards decided to take action.…”