Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy

Cornelia Kennedy
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
March 1, 1999 – May 12, 2014
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
September 26, 1979 – March 1, 1999
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded bySusan Bieke Neilson
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
October 21, 1977 – September 26, 1979
Preceded byDamon Keith
Succeeded byJohn Feikens
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
October 7, 1970 – September 26, 1979
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byThaddeus M. Machrowicz
Succeeded byHorace Weldon Gilmore
Personal details
Born
Cornelia Groefsema

(1923-08-04)August 4, 1923
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedMay 12, 2014(2014-05-12) (aged 90)
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA, JD)

Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy (née Groefsema; August 4, 1923 – May 12, 2014) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.