George Clifton Edwards Jr.

George Clifton Edwards Jr.
Edwards circa 1970
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 byHarry Phillips
Succeeded byPierce Lively
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
December 19, 1963 – January 15, 1985
Nominated byJohn F. Kennedy
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byThomas Francis McAllister
Succeeded byJames L. Ryan
Commissioner of the Detroit Police Department
In office
January 2, 1962 – December 19, 1963
MayorJerome Cavanaugh
Preceded byHerbert W. Hart
Succeeded byRay Girardin
Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
In office
1956–1962
Personal details
Born
George Clifton Edwards Jr.

(1914-08-06)August 6, 1914
Dallas, Texas
DiedApril 8, 1995(1995-04-08) (aged 80)
Cincinnati, Ohio
EducationSouthern 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.