james m. carter was nominated by president harry s. trueman as a judge on the united states district court for the southern district of california and served for 17 years, including two years as chief judge. in 1967, president lyndon b. johnson nominated carter to a seat on the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit which he served until his death in 1979. all three of these judges demonstrated their dedication to the nation and law. it is fitting to honor their work by naming the judicial center and courthouse after them. thank you. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york. mr. bishop: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of this bill and i yield such time as i may consume or as he may consume to the gentleman from california, mr. peters, who is the author of this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. peters: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise today to support my legislation

, h.r. 1378 to designate the federal courthouse on west broadway in downtown san diego as the james m. carter and judeth n. keep united states courthouse and to designate the federal judicial senter in san diego as the john rhodes federal judicial center. in san diego's collaborative spirit in order to find a name for the new building, the san diego legal community reached out to find ideas and through this process some prominent jurists emerged. they were enthusiastically touted by a bipartisan coalition, including the san diego county bar association, our district federal judges, and both republican and democratic community loords across san diego. . judge carter was the moving force behind the creation of southern california. he became the first chief judge of the district court serving in that position until he was appointed to the ninth circuit court of appeals. judge carter -- judge keep graduated from the san diego school of law as its valedictorian, becaming the first female judge for the southern court of california and later the first female chief judge. and this honors judge john r