Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy

Biography of Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Kennedy
• First Name: Cornelia
• Middle Name: Groefsema
• Date of Birth: August , 4 , 1923
• Place of Birth (POB): Detroit , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
• Date of Death: May , 12 , 2014
• Place of Death (POD): Grosse Pointe Woods , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
• Gender Identity: Female
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 09/03/1970
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Machrowicz , Thaddeus M.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/09/1970
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 10/05/1970
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 10/06/1970
• Commission Date: 10/07/1970
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1977
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1979
• Date of Termination: 10/03/1979
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth 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): 04/09/1979
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• New Seat 92 Stat. 1629
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/09/1979
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 09/11/1979
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/25/1979
• Commission Date: 09/26/1979
• Retirement from Active Service: 03/01/1999
• Date of Termination: 05/12/2014
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Michigan
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1945

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Michigan Law School
• Degree: Juris Doctor (J.D.)
• Law Degree Year: 1947

Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy Career Path

Employment:

• Law clerk, Hon. Harold Stephens, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1947-1948
• Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1948-1966
• Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 1966-1970

Resources

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