Background
Pierce Lively was born on August 17, 1921 in Louisville. Son of Henry Thad and Ruby Durrett (Keating) Lively.
Pierce Lively was born on August 17, 1921 in Louisville. Son of Henry Thad and Ruby Durrett (Keating) Lively.
Lively received an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1948, and was a law clerk to Shackelford Miller, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit from 1948 to 1949.
Lively was in private practice in Danville from 1949 to 1972. On September 12, 1972, Lively was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Henry Luesing Brooks.
Lively was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 3, 1972, and received his commission on October 5, 1972. He served as chief judge from 1983 to 1988, assuming senior status on January 1, 1989. He stopped hearing cases on December 31, 2007, but remained in senior status until his death on March 12, 2016.
Trustee Centre College Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Order of Coif, Raven Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Amelia Harrington, May 25, 1946. Children: Susan, Katherine, Thad.