Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham
Biography of Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr.
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Higginbotham
- First Name: Aloyisus
- Middle Name: Leon
- Generational Suffix: Jr.
- Date of Birth: February , 25 , 1928
- Place of Birth (POB): Trenton , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
- Date of Death: December , 14 , 1998
- Place of Death (POD): Boston , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: African American
Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr. Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Court Type: United States District Court
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/03/1964
- Judicial Recess Appointment date: 01/06/1964
- Seat vacated by: Ganey , J. Cullen
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/03/1964
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 03/13/1964
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/14/1964
- Commission Date: 03/17/1964
- Date of Termination: 11/07/1977
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Second Appointment of Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr.
- Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
- Promoted by President: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 09/19/1977
- Seat vacated by: Van Dusen , Francis Lund
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/19/1977
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action: 10/05/1977
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 10/07/1977
- Commission Date: 10/11/1977
- Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1990
- Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1991
- Retirement from Active Service: 01/31/1991
- Date of Termination: 03/05/1993
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement
Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr. in the Law School
- Name of School: Antioch College
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- Law Degree Year: 1949
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Yale Law School
- Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1952
Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr. Career Path
Employment:
- 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
- Private practice, New York City and Washington, D.C., 1993-1998
- Professor, Harvard University, 1993-1998
- Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, September 25, 1963; no Senate vote
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