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Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970–1979

Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy (née Groefsema; August 4, 1923 – May 12, 2014) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Education

  • University of MichiganB.A., 1945
  • University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1947

Career

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; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1981-1985

Biography

Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy (née Groefsema; August 4, 1923 – May 12, 2014) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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