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Adam C. Cliffe

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Adam C. Cliffe served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Warren G. Harding and confirmed Dec 22, 1922.

Appointed by
Warren G. Harding
Confirmed
Dec 22, 1922
Born
1869

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisWarren G. Harding · Dec 22, 1922 – Jun 12, 1928

Education

  • Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)LL.B.
  • Read law1897

Career

Private practice, Sycamore, Illinois, 1897-1920; State representative, Illinois; State senator, Illinois; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, 1920-1923

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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