George Clifton Edwards Jr.
George Clifton Edwards Jr. | |
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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 by | Harry Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Pierce Lively |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
| In office December 19, 1963 – January 15, 1985 | |
| Nominated by | John F. Kennedy |
| Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Thomas Francis McAllister |
| Succeeded by | James L. Ryan |
| Commissioner of the Detroit Police Department | |
| In office January 2, 1962 – December 19, 1963 | |
| Mayor | Jerome Cavanaugh |
| Preceded by | Herbert W. Hart |
| Succeeded by | Ray 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 by | G. 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 by | Edward Jeffries |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Clifton Edwards Jr. August 6, 1914 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | April 8, 1995 (aged 80) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Southern 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.