IV 
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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•HRES 512 IH 
Whereas at the onset of the Great Depression in 1931, Wes-
ley 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 chil-
dren, Miller Brown and Loy Wiley; 
Whereas Wesley E. Brown entered public service in 1935 
when he was elected Reno County Attorney for two con-
secutive 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 lieuten-
ant 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 con-
trol projects in Kansas that greatly benefited the citizens 
of Kansas; 
Whereas in 1958, Wesley E. Brown was appointed as a Ref-
eree 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 Dis-
trict of Kansas from 1972 through 1979; 
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•HRES 512 IH 
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 Associa-
tion, presiding as Chairman of the Kansas Rhodes Schol-
ar Selection Committee, and serving as Director of the 
Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce; 
Whereas Wesley E. Brown has been the recipient of numer-
ous 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 Jus-
tice, 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 suc-
ceeding 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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•HRES 512 IH 
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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives com-
mends 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. 
Æ 
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