Paul L. Adams
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Paul L. Adams was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court
in 1962 and also from 1964-1972.
Adams was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
. He received a bachelor's, master's and a law degree all from the University of Michigan
. He was mayor of Sault Ste. Marie from 1938 to 1942.
In 1956 Adams was elected a member of the University of Michigan Board of Regents and the following year became the Attorney General of Michigan. In 1962 he left that position when Governor John Swainson
appointed him a member of the Michigan Supreme Court.
Michigan Supreme Court
The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is known as Michigan's "court of last resort" and consists of seven justices who are elected to eight-year terms. Candidates are nominated by political parties and are elected on a nonpartisan ballot...
in 1962 and also from 1964-1972.
Adams was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie is a city in and the county seat of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the north-eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border, separated from its twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, by the St. Marys River...
. He received a bachelor's, master's and a law degree all from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. He was mayor of Sault Ste. Marie from 1938 to 1942.
In 1956 Adams was elected a member of the University of Michigan Board of Regents and the following year became the Attorney General of Michigan. In 1962 he left that position when Governor John Swainson
John Swainson
John Burley Swainson was a politician from the US state of Michigan, as well as the 42nd Governor of Michigan....
appointed him a member of the Michigan Supreme Court.