A. Leon Higginbotham Jr., American lawyer, judge, and activist (born 1928)

A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.

American judge (1928–1998)

Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr. 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. Originally nominated to the bench by President…