Political Quotes

“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.”