Senate Journal: Page 70: Wednesday, January 10, 2001

  The following guests were escorted into the House Chamber:

  Secretary of State Chester J. Culver, Treasurer of State Michael
  Fitzgerald, Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Patty
  Judge, State Auditor Richard Johnson, and Attorney General Tom
  Miller.

  The Justices of the Supreme Court, Chief Judge Sackett and the
  Judges of the Court of Appeals, and the Chief Judges of the state's
  judicial districts.

  Mrs. Janis Lavorato, wife of Chief Justice Lavorato; his son,
  Anthony Lavorato, and his guest, Lisa Davey; his stepdaughter,
  Jenna Green; his brother, Charles; his sister-in-law, Delayne
  Johnson, and her son, Jacob Johnson; his brother-in-law, Ed Busing;
  and his mother-in-law, Rachel Busing.

  Lieutenant Governor Sally J. Pederson.

  The committee waited upon Governor Vilsack and escorted him to
  the Speaker's station.

  The committee waited upon Chief Justice Lavorato and escorted
  him to the Speaker's station.

  President Kramer then presented Chief Justice Lavorato who
  delivered the following Condition of the Judiciary Message:

  Mr. Speaker, Madam President, Members of the General Assembly, Governor
  Vilsack, Lieutenant Governor Pederson, distinguished guests, and friends:

  Thank you for the warm welcome.

  As I was preparing for today's speech, I thought of the many esteemed public
  servants-legislators, governors, even presidents-who have addressed the
  General
  Assembly, indeed the people of Iowa, in these magnificent chambers.  For
  more than
  twenty years, it has been the great honor of the Chief Justice of the Iowa
  Supreme
  Court to stand here and report on the state of the judiciary.  Today, as I
  address you for
  the first time, I do so with genuine humility and a sense of awe.

  Before I begin my remarks, I need to mention a few matters.

  First of all, on behalf of the Court, I welcome the new legislators who join
  us today.
  We look forward to working with you on any issue involving the
  administration of
  justice.

© 2001 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa

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