Background
Higginbotham, A. Leon was born on February 25, 1928 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States.
Higginbotham, A. Leon was born on February 25, 1928 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States.
Student, Purdue University, 1944-1946; Bachelor, Antioch College, 1949; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1952.
Assistant district attorney, Philadelphia County, 1953-1954; partner, Norris, Green, Harris & Higginbotham, Philadelphia, 1954-1962; special deputy attorney general, State of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 1956-1962; commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, 1962-1964; judge, United States District Court (eastern district) Pennsylvania, 1964-1977; judge, United States Court Appeals, Philadelphia, 1977-1993; commissioner, United States Commision on Civil Rights, Washington, since 1995; of counsel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, since 1993; professor Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1993. Special hearing officer conscientious objectors United States Justice Department, Washington, 1960-1962. Commissioner Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, 1961-1962.
M. Evelyn Brooks; children: Stephen, Karen, Kenneth, Nia.