Recognizing Duane Slone

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Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize my friend, the Honorable Judge Duane Slone from Jefferson City, Tennessee, who recently passed away at the very young age of 61.

Judge Slone earned his juris doctorate from Memphis State University in 1990, then moved into private practice before serving as the assistant district attorney general from 1991 until 1994.

In 1998, he was elected to the fourth judicial district court where he served until he passed away. He dedicated a lot of his life to supporting the community's fight against the opioid crisis, and he cofounded his district's drug recovery court in 2009.

Judge Slone is best remembered for his dedication to the community's fight against the opioid crisis over the years, and he received many State and national awards for his work, including the William H. Rehnquist Award from Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court pictured here to my left.

He also received the National Center for State Courts' Distinguished Service Award in 2018, and he was inducted into the Tennessee Boys & Girls Clubs Hall of Fame in 2020.

Judge Slone was a leader of the community, and he will be greatly missed. I want to offer my sincere condolences to his wife, Darrison, and his three children: Oakland, Joseph, and Estella.

East Tennessee is a much better place because of him.

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