Dennis Archer
| Dennis Archer | |
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Dennis W. Archer
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| 67th Mayor of Detroit | |
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In office January 3, 1994 – December 31, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Coleman A. Young |
| Succeeded by | Kwame Kilpatrick |
| Member of the Michigan Supreme Court | |
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In office 1985–1991 |
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| Governor | James Blanchard |
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Dennis Wayne Archer January 1, 1942 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Dennis Wayne Archer (born January 1, 1942) is an American lawyer and politician from Michigan. A Democrat, Archer served on the Michigan Supreme Court and as mayor of Detroit. He later served as president of the American Bar Association, becoming the first black president of the organization, which, until 1943, had barred African American lawyers from membership.
Archer was born in Detroit, but raised in Cassopolis. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in education from Western Michigan University. He taught learning-disabled children in Detroit Public Schools from 1965 to 1970. Archer earned his J.D. from the Detroit College of Law in 1970.
Archer served as a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court from 1986 to 1990. In his last year as a Michigan Supreme Court justice, he was named "most respected judge in Michigan" by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
Archer served as mayor of Detroit from 1993 to 2001. As mayor, he worked to repair the city's relations with the Detroit suburbs and the local business community through cooperation with suburban business leaders on their redevelopment plans for the city, reducing tensions.
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