Harry Reid: “if you search the State of Nevada, you will find many elder statesmen. But you won't find any finer than Judge Lloyd D.…”

“if you search the State of Nevada, you will find many elder statesmen. But you won't find any finer than Judge Lloyd D. George. Judge George is my friend, and Nevadan through and through. Judge George moved to Las Vegas in 1933, when he was just 3 years old. His family's business was moving sand and gravel. He recalls his house as being built on two railroad lots and remembers Las Vegas at the time as a ``slow city.'' Las Vegas has grown a lot since 1933, and so has Lloyd George. A graduate of Brigham Young University and University of California Berkeley Law School, he has been an institution in our State's legal community, as both a lawyer and a judge. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan nominated Judge George to the U.S. district court, and he quickly won Senate confirmation. In 1992, he became chief judge of the Nevada District, a position he held until 1997. Today, Judge George is a retired senior U.S. district judge, but he still comes in to work every day. His continued service is a testament to Judge George's commitment to the law and the people of Nevada. All of us here recognized that commitment when we named the Las Vegas' Federal courthouse the ``Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse'' in the year 2000. Mr. President, I began by calling Judge George a statesmen, which is exactly what he is. When statesmen speak, the community has an obligation to listen.…”