Robert N. C. Nix, Jr.

Lawyer, Judge

1928 – 2003

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Who was Robert N. C. Nix, Jr.?

Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Jr. served as the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1984 to 1996. Nix was the first African-American Chief Justice of any state’s highest court, and the first African American to be elected to statewide office in Pennsylvania. He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for 24 years, 12 of which were as chief justice, and was a prominent figure in Pennsylvania law and public service for more than three decades.

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Born
Jul 13, 1928
Philadelphia
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • Villanova University
  • Central High School
Lived in
  • Philadelphia
Died
Aug 23, 2003
Philadelphia

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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