Frederick Pierce Lively[1] (August 17, 1921 – March 12, 2016) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Pierce Lively
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
January 1, 1989 – March 12, 2016
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
October 1, 1983 – March 31, 1988
Preceded byGeorge Clifton Edwards Jr.
Succeeded byAlbert J. Engel Jr.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
October 5, 1972 – January 1, 1989
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byHenry Luesing Brooks
Succeeded byAlice M. Batchelder
Personal details
Born
Frederick Pierce Lively

(1921-08-17)August 17, 1921
Louisville, Kentucky
DiedMarch 12, 2016(2016-03-12) (aged 94)
EducationCentre College (AB)
University of Virginia (LLB)

Education and career

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Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Lively received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Centre College in 1943 and served as a Lieutenant (J.G.) in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1948, and was a law clerk 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.[2]

Federal judicial service

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On September 12, 1972, Lively was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge Henry Luesing Brooks. Lively was confirmed by the United States Senate 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.[2] He stopped hearing cases on December 31, 2007, but remained in senior status until his death on March 12, 2016.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Retired U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Pierce Lively dies at age of 94". Northern Kentucky Tribune. Kentucky Center for Public Service Journalism. March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2024. Frederick Pierce Lively, a respected federal judge and life trustee of Centre College...
  2. ^ a b Pierce Lively at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ "Federal judge from Louisville dies".
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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1972–1989
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1983–1988
Succeeded by