Paul L. Brady | |
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| Born |
Paul Lawrence Brady September 28, 1927 Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| Spouse | Xernona Clayton (m. 1974) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Federal administrative law judge, civil rights advocate |
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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]
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 was the 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]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Birth details for Paul Lawrence Brady". FamilySearch.org. https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Paul%20Lawrence%22~%20%2Bsurname%3ABrady~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1927-1927~.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Judge Paul L. Brady retires from job safety commission". Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission. April 15, 1997. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130215213545/http://www.oshrc.gov/press/r97-2.html. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Paul L. Brady". Dorothy L. Thompson Lecture Series. University of Kansas. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131114021448/http://www.k-state.edu/dthompson/2000s/jpbrady.html. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "The Honorable Judge Paul L. Brady Trumpet Award - Legal". www.gainformer.com. http://www.gainformer.com/files/Judge%20Paul%20Brady%20Bio.htm.
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