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Robert L. Clifford

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Robert L. Clifford
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
In office
1973 – December 1994
Personal details
Born(1924-12-17)December 17, 1924
Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedNovember 29, 2014(2014-11-29) (aged 89)
Chester Township, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationMontclair Academy
Lehigh University
Duke University School of Law (LLB)
ProfessionJudge

Robert L. Clifford (December 17, 1924 – November 29, 2014) was an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.

He was born in 1924 in Passaic, New Jersey, and attended Montclair Academy, graduating in the class of 1942.[1][2] He received a Bachelor's degree from Lehigh University and an LL.B. from the Duke University School of Law in 1950.[3] In 1973 he was appointed by Governor William T. Cahill to the Supreme Court of New Jersey, where he served until his retirement in December 1994. In 1989, he was convicted of drunk driving.[4] He was counsel to the firm McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP in Morristown, New Jersey.[5] He died in his sleep at his home in Chester Township, New Jersey, on November 29, 2014. He was 89.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Database
  2. ^ Alumni Awards, Montclair Kimberley Academy. Accessed March 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "Duke Law". Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  4. ^ LeDuc, Daniel (24 October 1989). "Guilty Plea By Judge On Dwi Clifford Vows To Stop Drinking". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  5. ^ Martindale.com.-Robert L. Clifford
  6. ^ Former NJ Justice Clifford dead