1928 - 1998
A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. American Attorney
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First Name |
A.
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Middle Name |
Leon
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Last Name |
Higginbotham
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Birthday |
25th February, 1928
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Birthplace |
Ewing, New Jersey
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Died |
14th December, 1998
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Place of Death |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation |
Attorney
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Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr. (February 25, 1928 – December 14, 1998) was a prominent African-American civil rights advocate, author, and federal court judge. Higginbotham was the seventh African-American Article III judge appointed in the United States, and the first African-American United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He was later appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, for which he served as Chief Judge from 1990 to 1991. In 1995, President Bill Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He used the name "Leon" informally.
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