Paul L. Brady
American civil rights advocate and judge
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Paul Lawrence Brady (born September 28, 1927)[1] is an American civil rights advocate, author and former federal administrative law judge, the first African-American to achieve this position in 1972. He retired in 1997.[2]
Paul L. Brady | |
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| Born | Paul Lawrence Brady September 28, 1927 Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Occupations | Federal administrative law judge, civil rights advocate |
Political party | Democratic |
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| Children | 2 |
Biography
Born in Flint, Michigan,[1] he graduated from Flint Central High School. After high school, he served in the United States Navy. He was a private practice judge, a Social Security Administration hearing examiner and a trial attorney for the Federal Power Commission. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan, the University of Kansas and Washburn University.[2][3]
Brady published A Certain Blindness chronicling his ancestors history on their arrival in the United States,[4] and received many accolades from civil rights groups during his career.[2] Brady is a great-nephew of Bass Reeves, who was among the first African Americans to receive a commission as a Deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River, and the second husband of Xernona Clayton, a civil rights leader.[2][3]