it is my great pleasure to honor julius terman today. [applause] >> thank you. i am humbled and overwhelmed, supervisor wiener, a longtime friend. i want to thank you for selecting me. black history month is a very special time for me. i still remember its significance to me. when i was 12 years old, my grandmother handed me a copy of brown v. board of vacation -- education. she said, growth and be a lawyer. she tells me -- would tell me where is your time and she would be proud of the fact that i am a lawyer. she told me to always remember that in every day when i stepped into any meeting in to any court room, i do, i carry the tradition and the belief of my family and my people. i am proud to be an african- american. i am proud to be an african- american in san francisco when our population is dwindling. prior to have been a resident of district 81997 through 2011. i am proud to be in supervisor cohen's district. my grandma told me to surround myself with good people. i have to tell you that is what i have done and i am proud to look around this chamber and se

terman. please come up. i -- until recently, julius was a resident of rest -- district 8. his honored -- he is honored as our resident. his background is extraordinary. as a lawyer, of uses -- assistant united states attorney. the very successful trial lawyer. and out to san francisco where he worked for many years at howard rice. also very successfully a partner at morgan lewis. he rose up through the legal profession on the board of the bar association of san francisco. julius has not limited his community service to the legal profession as important as that work is. he served and succeeded me as the alice b. toklas lgbt democratic club and the national board of directors of the human rights campaign. he served as a human rights commissioner and currently and recently appointed by this board to the police commission where he is doing extraordinary work. julius has been a true leader in the community and we're lucky to have him here in san francisco. he will continue to do great things. two things about julius that make him even more special than he would be otherwise. on

terman. please come up. i -- until recently, julius was a resident of rest -- district 8. his honored -- he is honored as our resident. his background is extraordinary. as a lawyer, of uses -- assistant united states attorney. the very successful trial lawyer. and out to san francisco where he worked for many years at howard rice. also very successfully a partner at morgan lewis. he rose up through the legal profession on the board of the bar association of san francisco. julius has not limited his community service to the legal profession as important as that