Harry Reid: “I take a moment to pay tribute to a long-time friend and Nevadan, Justice Robert E. ``Bob'' Rose, who is being honored…”

“I take a moment to pay tribute to a long-time friend and Nevadan, Justice Robert E. ``Bob'' Rose, who is being honored by the Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Justice Rose was elected to the Nevada Supreme Court in 1988. He was re-elected in 1994 and again in 2000. However, before Justice Rose was a member of the Nevada Supreme Court, he was elected Washoe County District Attorney and thereafter Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. In fact, he was my successor in that office. After serving as Lieutenant Governor, he returned to the private practice of law for several years in Reno, NV. In 1986, he was appointed District Court Judge for the Eighth Judicial District in Las Vegas by former Governor, who is also a former U.S. Senator, Richard Bryan. The road to the Nevada Supreme Court started at a young age for Bob Rose. The dream began in 1964 when he clerked there for one year following his graduation from New York University Law School. While he set his sights high, his path wasn't always an easy one. I remember during his tenure as Lieutenant Governor, he cast a vote in the Nevada State Legislature on a very controversial Equal Rights Amendment. It was 1977, and he cast the tie-breaking vote against it. It is not always easy to live and work in the public spotlight, but he did what he felt was right. He has always been a man of courage and integrity.”