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Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr.
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr. served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Oct 7, 1977.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- Oct 7, 1977
- Born
- 1928
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaLyndon B. Johnson · Mar 14, 1964 – Nov 7, 1977
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitJimmy Carter · Oct 7, 1977 – Mar 5, 1993
Education
- Antioch CollegeB.A., 1949
- Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1952
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Curtis Bok, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County [Pennsylvania], 1952-1953; Assistant district attorney, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1953-1954; Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1954-1962; Special deputy attorney general, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1956-1962; Special hearing officer for conscientious objectors, U.S. Department of Justice, 1960-1962; Commissioner, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, 1961-1962; Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, 1962-1964; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1990; Private practice, New York City and Washington, D.C., 1993-1998; Professor, Harvard University, 1993-1998
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