Background
Edwards, George Clifton was born on August 6, 1914 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of George Clifton and Octavia (Nichols) Edwards.
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Biography of George Edwards, a pioneering judge in Dallas, Texas. Written by his son, also a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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Edwards, George Clifton was born on August 6, 1914 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of George Clifton and Octavia (Nichols) Edwards.
Bachelor, Southern Methodist U., 1933; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1934; Juris Doctor, Detroit College Law, 1949.
College secretary, League Industrial Democracy, 1934-1935; production worker, Kelsey Hayes Wheel Company, 1936; representative, United Auto Workers-Chief Information Officer, 1937; director welfare department, United Auto Workers-Chief Information Officer, 1938-1939; director, secretary, Detroit Housing Commission, 1940-1941; member, Detroit Common Council, 1941-1949; president, Detroit Common Council, 1945-1949; with firm, Edwards & Bohn, Detroit, 1946-1950; with firm, Rothe, Marston, Edwards and Bohn, 1950-1951; probate judge charge, Wayne County Juvenile Court, 1951-1954; judge, Judicial Circuit, Wayne County, 1954-1956; justice, Supreme Court, Michigan, 1956-1962; commissioner of police, City Detroit, 1962-1963; judge, United States Court Appeals 6th Circuit, 1963-1995; chief judge, United States Court Appeals 6th Circuit, 1979-1983. Chairman of Commission administration criminal laws Judicial Conference United States, 1966-1970. Member National Committee Reform of Federal Criminal Laws, 1967-1971.
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Chairman S.E. Michigan Cancer Crusade, 1950-1951. Active Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion. Chairman 13th Congressional District Democratic Party, Wayne County, 1950-1951.
Lieutenant infantry Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member American Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association, Detroit Bar Association, National Council Judges, National.Coun. Crime and Delinquency, American Law Institute, Masons, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Sigma.
Married Margaret McConnell, April 10, 1939. Children: George Clifton III, James McConnell.