[Theodore R.]

Kazen is a nephew of the late Rep. Abraham Kazen, D-TX. The name "Kazen" is Lebanese. Kazen was appointed to the bench in 1979 by Jimmy Carter. Sen. John G. Tower, R-TX, could have blocked the nomination under "senatorial courtesy" but did not do so.

[RobbyS]

I knew the Kazens through the Knights of Columbus.