George N. Leighton

George N. Leighton
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
February 27, 1986 – December 1, 1987
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
February 4, 1976 – February 27, 1986
Appointed byGerald Ford
Preceded byAbraham Lincoln Marovitz
Succeeded byJames Alesia
Personal details
Born
George Neves Leitão

(1912-10-22)October 22, 1912
New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 6, 2018(2018-06-06) (aged 105)
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic Party
SpouseVirginia Berry Quivers
Children2
EducationHoward University (A.B.)
Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

George Neves Leighton (born George Neves Leitão; October 22, 1912 – June 6, 2018) was an American judge who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[1] He was known for taking cases related to housing, voting, and jury service, especially if these cases were directly impacted by injustice, particularly racism.[2]

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