Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy

Personal

Birthday: 
8/4/1923
Birthplace: 
Detroit, MI
Date of Death: 
5/12/2014
Place of Death: 
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Female
Prior Employment: 

Law clerk, Hon. Harold Stephens, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1947-1948
Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1948-1966
Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 1966-1970

Education

Name of School: 
University of Michigan
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1945
Name of School - Second: 

University of Michigan Law School

Michigan Law students rely on technological services to communicate, perform legal research, enhance learning, and conduct administrative business. To support the academic and administrative functions of the Law School, the Information Technology Department (LawIT) provides stable and user-friendly computing, networking, and audio-visual infrastructure, services, and support for the Law School community.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1947

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Court Name: 

Michigan Eastern District Court

President Nominating: 
Richard M. Nixon
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
10/7/1970
Termination Date: 
10/3/1979
Termination Reason: 
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Court Name - Second: 

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second: 
9/26/1979
Retirement from Active Service - Second: 
3/1/1999
Termination Date - Second: 
5/12/2014
Termination Reason - Second: 
Death