Pierce Lively
| Pierce Lively | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
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In office October 1, 1983 – March 31, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | George Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Albert Engel |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
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In office October 5, 1972 – January 1, 1989 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Henry Brooks |
| Succeeded by | Alice Batchelder |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 17, 1921 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Centre College University of Virginia |
Franklin Pierce Lively (born August 17, 1921) is a United States federal judge.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Lively received a B.A. from Centre College in 1943 and served as a Lieutenant (J.G.) in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He received an LL.B. 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, Kentucky 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 and retired on December 31, 2007.
Sources
- Pierce Lively at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Henry Brooks |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 1972–1989 |
Succeeded by Alice Batchelder |
| Preceded by George Edwards |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 1983–1988 |
Succeeded by Albert Engel |