Adam C. Cliffe

Adam C. Cliffe (June 25, 1869 – June 12, 1928) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education and career Born in Sycamore, Illinois, Cliffe received a Bachelor of Laws from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, then read law to enter the bar in 1897. He was in private practice of law in Sycamore from 1897 to 1920, and was also a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. From January 3, 1917, he was President of the Illinois Senate. From 1920 to 1923 he was a Circuit Judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit of Illinois. Federal judicial service