George Clifton Edwards Jr. | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
In office January 15, 1985 – April 8, 1995 | |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
In office January 14, 1979 – October 1, 1983 | |
Preceded by | Harry Phillips |
Succeeded by | Pierce Lively |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
In office December 19, 1963 – January 15, 1985 | |
Nominated by | John F. Kennedy |
Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Thomas Francis McAllister |
Succeeded by | James L. Ryan |
Commissioner of the Detroit Police Department | |
In office January 2, 1962 – December 19, 1963 | |
Mayor | Jerome Cavanaugh |
Preceded by | Herbert W. Hart |
Succeeded by | Ray Girardin |
Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court | |
In office 1956–1962 | |
Personal details | |
Born | George Clifton Edwards Jr. August 6, 1914 Dallas, Texas |
Died | April 8, 1995 Cincinnati, Ohio | (aged 80)
Education | Southern Methodist University (BA) Harvard University (MA) Detroit College of Law (JD) |
George Clifton Edwards Jr. (August 6, 1914 – April 8, 1995) was a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He also served as commissioner of the Detroit Police Department.