1. Arlin Marvin Adams was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
15 Facts About Arlin Adams
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Arlin Adams earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1941 from Temple University, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1947, and a Master of Arts degree from Temple in 1950.
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Arlin Adams was a member of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania from 1952 until 1956.
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Arlin Adams was a secretary of public welfare for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1966.
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In 1975 Arlin Adams was considered by President Gerald Ford as a nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Arlin Adams was one of two finalists; Ford ultimately wound up successfully nominating the other finalist, John Paul Stevens.
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Arlin Adams was mentioned as a potential Supreme Court nominee in 1987 for the seat vacated by Lewis Powell, for which Robert Bork, Douglas Ginsburg, and Anthony Kennedy were eventually nominated.
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Arlin Adams retired outright from the bench on January 2,1987.
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Arlin Adams was well known for his post-judiciary roles in significant legal cases.
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Arlin Adams served as the Chapter 11 Trustee in the successful reorganization of the Coram Healthcare Corporation in the Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.
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Arlin Adams was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996.
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From 1998 to 2002, Arlin Adams served as independent counsel in an investigation of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development that uncovered widespread corruption.
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Arlin Adams was a member of the Board of the Pennsylvania, and had previously served as a member of the board and Chairman of the Einstein Healthcare Network, trustee for the William Penn Foundation, the National Constitution Center, the Lincoln Charitable Trust and Bryn Mawr College and President of the congregation for Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel.
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Arlin Adams was a former chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association and past president of both the American Judicature Society and American Philosophical Society.
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Arlin Adams was the former chair of the US Supreme Court Judicial Fellows Commission.