Adam C. Cliffe
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Adam C. Cliffe was a United States federal judge
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Cliffe was born in Sycamore, Illinois
, and received an LL.B. from Northwestern University
, and read law to enter the Bar in 1897. He was in private practice of law in Sycamore, Illinois
from 1897 to 1920, and was also a member of the Illinois House of Representatives
and the Illinois State Senate. From January 3, 1917, he was President of the Illinois Senate. From 1920 to 1923 he was a Circuit judge on the 16th Judicial Circuit of Illinois.
Cliffe was nominated by President Warren G. Harding
on December 20, 1922, to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
created by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on December 22, 1922, and received his commission the same day. He served until his death.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Cliffe was born in Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a commercial district based and centered on Illinois Route 64. The population was 17,519 at the 2010 census, up from 12,020 at the 2000 census.-Early settlement:...
, and received an LL.B. from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
, and read law to enter the Bar in 1897. He was in private practice of law in Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a commercial district based and centered on Illinois Route 64. The population was 17,519 at the 2010 census, up from 12,020 at the 2000 census.-Early settlement:...
from 1897 to 1920, and was also a member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...
and the Illinois State Senate. From January 3, 1917, he was President of the Illinois Senate. From 1920 to 1923 he was a Circuit judge on the 16th Judicial Circuit of Illinois.
Cliffe was nominated by President Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding
Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...
on December 20, 1922, to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois....
created by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on December 22, 1922, and received his commission the same day. He served until his death.