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
Judge of the Wayne County Circuit Court
In office
1951–1956
Probate Judge of the Wayne County Juvenile Court
In office
1951–1956
Appointed byG. Mennen Williams
Chairman of the Detroit Election Commission
In office
1946–1950
President of the Detroit Common Council
In office
1946–1950
Member of the Detroit Common Council
In office
1941–1950
Director–Secretary of the Detroit Housing Commission
In office
1939–1941
Appointed byEdward Jeffries
Personal details
BornGeorge Clifton Edwards Jr.
(1914-08-06)August 6, 1914
DiedApril 8, 1995(1995-04-08) (aged 80)
EducationSouthern Methodist University (BA)
Harvard University (MA)
Detroit College of Law (JD)
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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, a probate judge of the juvenile court of Wayne County, a judge of the Wayne County circuit court, chairman of the Detroit Election Commission, president of the Detroit Common Council (city council), and director–secretary of the Detroit Housing Commission.