Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr.

1928–1998 · Trenton, NJ

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaJudgeLyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)Mar 17, 1964Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Nov 7, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitJudgeJimmy Carter (Democratic)Oct 11, 1977Retirement, Mar 5, 1993

Education

  • Antioch College, B.A., 1949
  • Yale Law School, LL.B., 1952

Professional Career

Law clerk, Hon. Curtis Bok, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County [Pennsylvania], 1952-1953; Assistant district attorney, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1953-1954; Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1954-1962; Special deputy attorney general, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1956-1962; Special hearing officer for conscientious objectors, U.S. Department of Justice, 1960-1962; Commissioner, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, 1961-1962; Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, 1962-1964; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1990; Private practice, New York City and Washington, D.C., 1993-1998; Professor, Harvard University, 1993-1998

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, 1979-1986; presiding judge, 1979-1986

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