George Clifton Edwards, Jr.
| George Clifton Edwards Jr. | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
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In office January 15, 1985 – April 8, 1995 |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
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In office December 19, 1963 – January 15, 1985 |
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| Nominated by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Thomas Francis McAllister |
| Succeeded by | James L. Ryan |
| Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court | |
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In office 1956–1962 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 6, 1914 Dallas, Texas |
| Died | April 8, 1995 (aged 80) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Alma mater |
Southern Methodist University Harvard University Detroit College of Law |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
George Clifton Edwards Jr. (August 6, 1914 – April 8, 1995) was an American justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1956 until 1962 and judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1963 to 1995.
Born in Dallas, Texas, Edwards received a B.A. from Southern Methodist University in 1933 and an M.A. from Harvard University in 1934. Edwards moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1936 and became a United Automobile Workers union organizer. In 1939, Edwards was appointed director-secretary of the Detroit Housing Commission by Mayor Edward Jeffries. He was elected to the Detroit Common Council in 1941 at the age of 25. He was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1943 to 1946, primarily stationed in the Philippines. He received a Certificate of Completion from Detroit College of Law in 1944, and a J.D. from the same institution in 1949. Upon return from army duty, Edwards began his law practice and also returned to the common council and was elected president of the council that year. In 1949, Edwards ran for Mayor of Detroit but lost to Albert Cobo in a racially charged election in which Edwards stood up for equal rights for blacks and the protection of individual civil rights. Edwards continued serving as President of the Detroit Common Council from 1946 to 1950, and was also Chairman of the Detroit Election Commission from 1946 to 1950.
In 1951, Gov. G. Mennen Williams appointed Edwards as probate judge of the Wayne County Juvenile Court. In 1954, he was elected to the Wayne County Circuit Court. In 1956, he was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court to fill a vacancy, and was subsequently elected to this court for two more terms, serving until 1961. Edwards resigned from the Michigan Supreme Court in 1962 when he was appointed Detroit Police Commissioner by Mayor Jerome Cavanagh, in hopes that he could help ease the racial troubles in the city.
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