Frederick Pierce Lively (August 17, 1921 – March 12, 2016) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Lively received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from

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in 1943 and served as a Lieutenant (J.G.) in the

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during

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, from 1943 to 1946. He received a

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from the

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in 1948, and was a

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to Judge Shackelford Miller Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1948 to 1949. Lively was in private practice in Danville, Kentucky from 1949 to 1972.

Federal judicial service

On September 12, 1972, Lively was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

Henry Luesing Brooks Henry Luesing Brooks (December 9, 1905 – December 30, 1971) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the W ...

. Lively was confirmed by the

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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.

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Education and career

Federal judicial service

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