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George Edwards (Sixth Circuit)
George Clinton Edwards, Jr. (1914-1995) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court.
Federal judicial career
Sixth Circuit
Edwards was nominated to the Sixth Circuit by President John F. Kennedy on September 9, 1963, to a seat vacated by Thomas McAllister; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1963, and received his commission on December 19th. He served as chief judge from 1979-1983. He assumed senior status on January 15, 1985, and served in that capacity until his death on April 8, 1995.[1]
Education
- Southern Methodist University, B.A., 1933
- Harvard University, M.A., 1934
- Detroit College of Law, Certificate of Completion, 1944
- Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1949[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army, 1943-1946
- Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1946-1950
- President, Detroit Common Council, 1946-1950
- Chairman, Detroit Election Commission, 1946-1950
- Probate judge in charge of Wayne County Juvenile Court, 1951-1954
- Circuit judge, Wayne County Circuit Court, 1954-1956
- Justice, Michigan Supreme Court, 1956-1961
- Police commissioner, City of Detroit, 1962-1963[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 George Edwards's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Thomas McAllister |
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1963–1995 |
Succeeded by: James L. Ryan
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
