ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, June 29, 1993                   TAG: 9306290177
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

JUSTICE WHITE MAKES RETIREMENT OFFICIAL

Byron White, the Supreme Court's hard-as-nails senior justice, retired Monday, saying, "There is no doubt I shall miss the court very much" after 31 years on the job.

"This court is a very small organization for the freight it carries, and its work is made possible only by the competent and dedicated service of those who work here," White quoted from his "Dear Colleagues" letter.

White, 76, had announced his intention in March. President Clinton has nominated Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a federal appellate judge, to replace him.

- Associated Press 

Memo: shorter version ran in the Metro edition.
by CNB