Aloyisus Higginbotham

Aloyisus Higginbotham

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit

Successor: Theodore McKee

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Education

Bachelor's

Antioch College, 1949

Law

Yale Law School, 1952

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Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr. (1928-1998) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Higginbotham died on December 14, 1998.

Early life and education

• Antioch College, B.A., 1949
• Yale Law School, LL.B., 1952

Professional career

• Law clerk, Hon. Curtis Bok, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania, 1952-1953
• Assistant district attorney, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1953-1954
• Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1954-1962
• Special deputy state attorney general, Pennsylvania, 1956-1962
• Special hearing officer for conscientious objectors, U.S. Department of Justice, 1960-1962
• Commissioner, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, 1961-1962
• Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, 1962-1964
• Private practice, New York City, and Washington, DC, 1993-1998
• Professor, Harvard University, 1993-1998

Judicial nominations and appointments

Third Circuit

Higginbotham was nominated to the Third Circuit by President Jimmy Carter on September 19, 1977, to a seat vacated by Francis Van Dusen; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 7, 1977, and received commission four days later. He served as chief judge from 1990-1991. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1991, and retired on March 5, 1993.

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Higginbotham was given a recess appointment to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by President Lyndon Johnson on January 6, 1964, to a seat vacated by James Ganey; he was nominated on February 3, 1964, confirmed by the Senate on March 14, 1964, and received commission three days later. He served the Eastern District of Pennsylvania until November 7, 1977, when he was elevated to the Third Circuit. Higginbotham was succeeded in this position by Louis Pollak.

External links

• Judge Higginbotham's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: James Ganey	Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1964–1977 Seat #9	Succeeded by: Louis Pollak
Preceded by: Francis Van Dusen	Third Circuit Court of Appeals 1977–1993	Succeeded by: Theodore McKee