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Kennedy, Cornelia Groefsema
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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
August 04, 1923
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| Died | May 12, 2014
(90 years)
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| Contributor | Imperator |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Aug 04, 2024 01:36pm |
| Tags |
Caucasian -
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| Info | Date and Place of Birth
August 4, 1923, Detroit, Michigan
Education
University of Michigan, B. A., 1945
Phi Kappa Phi
University of Michigan, J. D., with distinction, 1947
Board of editors, Michigan Law Review
Private Practice
Associate, Elmer H. Groefsema, Detroit, Michigan, 1948-1952
Sole Practioner, Detroit, 1952-1953
Partner, Markle & Markle, Detroit, 1953-1966
Judicial Experience
Law clerk , Chief Judge Harold M. Stephens, United States Court of Appeals for the D. C. Circuit, 1947-1948
Judge, Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan, 1967-1970
Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1970-1977
Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1977-1979
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1979-1999
Senior Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1999-present
Judicial Committees & Activities
Judicial Conference of the United States, 1979-1980
Advisory Committee on Judicial Activities and Joint Committee on the Code of Judicial Conduct, 1973-1979
Advisory Committee on Codes of Conduct, 1979-1985
Committee to Review Circuit Council Conduct and Disability Orders, 1992-2005
Sixth Circuit Judicial Council, Executive Committee Member, 1979-1999
Board of Directors, Federal Judicial Center, 1981-1985
Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, 1985-1992
Chairman, Project Endorsement Committee
Member, Executive Committee, 1990-1992
National Conference of Federal Trial Judges, 1972-1977
Chairperson (1974-1975), vice chair, secretary, and executive committee
Supreme Court Fellows Commission, 1982-1992
Professional Associations
National Association of Women Judges, founding member
Women Offender Task Force, 1992
Gender Bias Committee, 1991-1992
Board of Directors, Women Judges Fund for Justice, 1990-1992
American Bar Association, 1971-present
Executive Committee, Appellate Judges's Conference, 1973-1979
Judicial Administration Division Finance Committee, 1976
Chairman, Judicial Administration Division Membership Committee, 1982-1983
Judicial Administration Division Committee on Courts and the Community, 1980-1981
Detroit Bar Association, 1948-present
Past director, 1964 [first woman ever elected to position]
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 1971-present
Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation, 1984-present
American Judicature Society
Federal Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
Civic & Other Activities
Committee on Visitors, University of Michigan Law School
University of Michigan Alumni Association , past vice president
Detroit Association of University of Michigan Women, past president
American Law Institute
Honors and Awards
Sesquicentennial Award, University of Michigan, 1967
Distinguished Service Award, Detroit Association of University of Michigan, 1967
Honoree of the Year, National Association of Women Judges, 1987
Champion of Justice Award, State Bar of Michigan, 1994
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Law
Eastern Michigan University, 1971
Northern Michigan University, 1971
Western Michigan University, 1973
Detroit College of Law, 1980
University of Detroit, 1987
Inductee, Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, 2000
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