Franklin Cleckley | |
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| Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia | |
| In office September 6, 1994 – November 5, 1996 | |
| Appointed by | Gaston Caperton |
| Preceded by | Thomas B. Miller |
| Succeeded by | Robin Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Franklin Dorrah Cleckley August 1, 1940 Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 14, 2017 (aged 77) Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Anderson University Indiana University School of Law Harvard Law School University of Exeter |
Franklin Dorrah Cleckley (August 1, 1940 – August 14, 2017) was an American law professor and judge. He was Arthur B. Hodges Professor of Law at West Virginia University College of Law.[1] He taught at the law school from 1969 to 2013.[2] He held the endowed professorship emeritus.[1]
Cleckley was the first African-American to serve as a justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.[3] Governor Gaston Caperton appointed Cleckley to the bench in 1994.[2] He served on the Court until 1996.[2]
- ^ a b "Emeriti Faculty". Law.wvu.edu. West Virginia University College of Law. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Justice Franklin D. Cleckley Fellowship | WV Innocence Project | West Virginia University". Wvinnocenceproject.wvu.edu. May 19, 2015. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "West Virginia's first African-American justice honored with WVU's Neil S. Bucklew Award for Social Justice". WVUToday. Retrieved October 19, 2015.