Adam C. Cliffe (June 25, 1869 – June 12, 1928) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Sycamore,
Illinois
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, Cliffe received a
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...
from
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law is the law school of Northwestern University, a Private university, private research university. It is located on the university's Chicago campus. Northwestern Law has been ranked among the top 14, ...
, then
read law
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to enter the bar in 1897. He was in private practice of law in Sycamore from 1897 to 1920, and was also a member of the
Illinois House of Representatives
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and the
Illinois Senate
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. From January 3, 1917, he was President of the Illinois Senate. From 1920 to 1923 he was a Circuit Judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit of Illinois.
Federal judicial service
Cliffe was nominated by President
Warren G. Harding
Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular sitting U.S. presidents. A ...
on December 20, 1922, to the
, to a new seat authorized by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on December 22, 1922, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on June 12, 1928, due to his death.
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1869 births
1928 deaths
People from Sycamore, Illinois
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni
Illinois state court judges
Members of the Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois state senators
Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States district court judges appointed by Warren G. Harding
20th-century American judges
United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law