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Robert N.C. Nix, Judge and Lawyer

Robert Nix, Lawyer and Judge
Robert Nix, Lawyer and Judge

Robert N. C. Nix Jr joined the ancestors (Jul 13, 1928 - Aug 23, 2003). Chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (1984 - 1996). 1st Black Chief Justice of any state's highest court, and 1st African American to be elected to statewide office in Pennsylvania.

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