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Aloysius Leon Higginbotham Jr. (February 25, 1928 – December 14, 1998) was an American civil rights advocate, historian, presidential adviser, and federal court judge. From 1990 to 1991, he served as chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Leon played an extraordinary role in the civil rights movement as an advisor to President Johnson after the tragic assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and as a member of the National Commission on Causes and Prevention of Violence.
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15. Dez. 1998 · A. Leon Higginbotham Jr., who called himself ''a survivor of segregation'' and became one of the country's most prominent African-American judges, died yesterday in Boston. He was 70...
25. Nov. 2017 · In 1964, Higginbotham was appointed the first African American Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by President Lyndon Johnson, a position he held for 13 years.
27. Okt. 2022 · Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., was a pioneering Black Philadelphia lawyer, law professor, civil rights pioneer, and judge — known as “the conscience of the country.” Read about his life and legacy, here .
Bio: Aloysius Leon Higginbotham, Jr. (1928-1998) was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Aloysius Higginbotham, a factory worker, and Emma Lee Douglass Higginbotham, a maid. Young Higginbotham attended Ewing Park, a black segregated public elementary school, and integrated an all-white high school.
Chief Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Born February 25, 1928, in Trenton, NJ. Died December 14, 1998, in Boston, MA. Federal Judicial Service. Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
