,,iii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #bhb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bc1 #bjai ,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,romney1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,sasse1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 and ,mr4 ,young7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,honoring former ,associate ,justice ,john ,paul ,stevens of the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states4 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens was born in ,chicago1 ,illinois1 on ,april #bj1 #aibj1 to ,ernest ,james ,stevens and ,elizabeth ,street ,stevens2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens1 in #aida1 graduated from the ,university of ,chicago with a bachelor's degree in ,english2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens served as a ,lieutenant ,commander in the ,united ,states ,navy during ,world ,war ,,ii and was awarded the ,bronze ,star2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens was the last living ,justice of the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states to have served in the armed forces of the ,united ,states during ,world ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens attended ,northwestern ,university ,school of ,law on the ,,gi ,bill1 where he served as editor-in-chief of the ,northwestern ,university ,law ,review and1 in #aidg1 graduated first in his class2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens served as a law clerk to ,associate ,justice of the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states ,wiley ,b4 ,rutledge2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens was an accomplished attorney in private practice in ,chicago1 ,illinois1 and also worked as a ,congressional aide2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens was nominated by ,president ,richard ,m4 ,nixon to be a judge for the ,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for the ,seventh ,circuit in #aigj2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens was nominated by ,president ,gerald ,r4 ,ford to be an ,associate ,justice of the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states in #aige2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens served with distinction on the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states for nearly #ce years2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens retired from the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states in #bjaj at the age of #ij2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens had the third-longest tenure of any ,justice to ever sit on the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens was a brilliant jurist1 an astute writer1 and a courteous but incisive questioner from the bench2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens1 during his decades of service on the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states1 was committed to safeguarding the rights and liberties protected by the ,constitution and respecting the common sense of the ,american people2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens recognized and cherished the importance of the judiciary as an impartial guardian of the rule of law2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens showed that fair and reasoned judgment transcends political labels and ideological categories2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens was one of the most influential and memorable ,justices of the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,chief ,justice ,john ,roberts stated that ,john ,paul ,stevens' unrelenting commitment to justice has left us a better nation2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens was respected by colleagues1 litigants1 and the ,american people1 and will be remembered as one of the great ,justices of the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens was a man of ,midwestern courtesy1 humility1 wit1 and wisdom2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens was an avid player of tennis1 golf1 ping-pong1 and bridge1 was a lifelong fan of the ,chicago ,cubs1 and was well known for his fondness of bow ties2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens was awarded the ,presidential ,medal of ,freedom by ,president ,barack ,obama in #bjab2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens was married to ,elizabeth ,jane ,sheeren from #aidb to #aigi1 and had #d children1 ,john1 ,kathryn1 ,elizabeth1 and ,susan2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens was married to ,maryan ,mulholland ,simon from #aihj until her death in #bjae2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens1 at the time of his death1 was a grandfather of #i and a great-grandfather of #ac2 ,whereas ,john ,paul ,stevens passed away on ,july #af1 #bjai1 at the age of #ii2 and ,whereas the ,united ,states is deeply indebted to ,john ,paul ,stevens1 a giant figure in ,american law3 ,now1 therefore1 be it3 ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 extends heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of ,justice ,john ,paul ,stevens2 7#b7 commends ,justice ,john ,paul ,stevens for his decades of service to the ,united ,states1 including his nearly #ce-year tenure on the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states2 and 7#c7 acknowledges the enormous contributions of ,justice ,john ,paul ,stevens to the ,united ,states and to ,american law4