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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 512 

Honoring and commending the Honorable Wesley E. Brown, United States 

District Court Judge for the District of Kansas, for his commitment 

and dedication to public service, the judicial system, and equal access 

to justice as he celebrates his 100th birthday. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 22, 2007 

Mr. TIAHRT submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring and commending the Honorable Wesley E. Brown, 

United States District Court Judge for the District of 

Kansas, for his commitment and dedication to public 

service, the judicial system, and equal access to justice 

as he celebrates his 100th birthday. 

Whereas Wesley E. Brown was born in 1907 in Hutchinson, 

Kansas, to Julia Elizabeth Wesley Brown and Morrison 

(Morey) Houston Heady Brown; 

Whereas Wesley E. Brown worked his way through law 

school, taking night classes at the Kansas City School of 

Law and working during the day on an assembly line at 

the Ford Motor Company, helping to build Model ‘‘A’’ 

Fords; 


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Whereas at the onset of the Great Depression in 1931, Wesley E. Brown was given the task of typing 3,000 ‘‘pink 

slips’’ at the Ford Motor Company, including the last one 

in the pile, bearing the name of ‘‘Wesley E. Brown’’; 

Whereas in 1934, Wesley E. Brown became loving husband 

to Mary Miller Brown, and together they raised two children, Miller Brown and Loy Wiley; 

Whereas Wesley E. Brown entered public service in 1935 

when he was elected Reno County Attorney for two consecutive terms on the platform of three words: ‘‘Enforce 

the Law’’; 

Whereas Wesley E. Brown enlisted in the United States Navy 

at the age of 37 and served in World War II as a lieutenant stationed at Commander Philippines Sea Frontier; 

Whereas Wesley E. Brown was engaged in the practice of law 

for over 25 years, exhibiting the highest standards of 

professionalism; 

Whereas Wesley E. Brown was instrumental in obtaining 

State legislation and congressional approval for flood control projects in Kansas that greatly benefited the citizens 

of Kansas; 

Whereas in 1958, Wesley E. Brown was appointed as a Referee in Bankruptcy for the United States District Court, 

and he served in that capacity until 1962; 

Whereas Wesley E. Brown was nominated to serve as a 

United States District Court Judge for the District of 

Kansas by John F. Kennedy on March 23, 1962, was 

confirmed by the Senate on April 2, 1962, and took the 

oath of office for that position on April 12, 1962; 

Whereas Wesley E. Brown served as Chief Judge of the District of Kansas from 1972 through 1979; 


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Whereas in 1979, Wesley E. Brown became a Senior District 

Judge in the District of Kansas; 

Whereas Wesley E. Brown was appointed to the Temporary 

Emergency Court of Appeals in 1980 by Chief Justice 

Warren E. Burger; 

Whereas in 1994, Wesley E. Brown married Thadene (Sis) 

Noel Moore Brown and proudly joined the ‘‘Browner’’ 

family; 

Whereas Wesley E. Brown has contributed significantly to his 

community and to the judiciary through many activities, 

such as serving as President of the Kansas Bar Association, presiding as Chairman of the Kansas Rhodes Scholar Selection Committee, and serving as Director of the 

Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce; 

Whereas Wesley E. Brown has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, such as the Phil Lewis Medal of 

Distinction for Outstanding and Conspicuous Service to 

the State and to the Nation in the Administration of Justice, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Wichita 

Bar Association, and the Judicial Council of the Tenth 

Circuit Lifetime Achievement Award; 

Whereas Wesley E. Brown has set an example of hard work 

and dedication to the Rule of Law; 

Whereas Wesley E. Brown has been a living example of the 

American Dream, rising from modest means and succeeding through hard work and perseverance; 

Whereas Wesley E. Brown is the longest serving Federal 

judge in the District of Kansas, having served over 45 

years on the district bench; and 


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Whereas Wesley E. Brown continues to actively serve as a 

Federal judge, and has declared that, ‘‘As long as I can 

do the job, I’ll carry on’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives com2 mends the Honorable Wesley E. Brown, United States 

3 District Court Judge for the District of Kansas, for his 

4 commitment and dedication to public service, the judicial 

5 system, and equal access to justice as he celebrates his 

6 100th birthday. 

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