Robert L. Clifford (December 17, 1924 – November 29, 2014) was an

associate justice Associate justice or associate judge (or simply associate) is a judicial panel member who is not the chief justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the Supreme Court of the United States and some sta ...

of the

New Jersey Supreme Court The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, the Supreme Court of New Jersey is the final judicial authority on all cases in the state court system, including cases challenging th ...

. He was born in 1924 in Passaic, New Jersey, and attended

Montclair Academy Montclair Kimberley Academy (MKA) is a co-educational private school for students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade located in Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. One of New Jersey's largest independent day schools, ...

, graduating in the class of 1942. He received a

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from

Lehigh University Lehigh University (LU) is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and was originally affiliated with the Epi ...

and an

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from the

Duke University School of Law Duke University School of Law (Duke Law School or Duke Law) is the law school of Duke University, a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. One of Duke's 10 schools and colleges, the School of Law is a constituent academic unit t ...

in 1950. In 1973 he was appointed by Governor

William T. Cahill William Thomas Cahill (June 25, 1912July 1, 1996) was an American politician, lawyer, and academic who served as the 46th governor of New Jersey from 1970 to 1974. A Republican, Cahill previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives, repr ...

to the Supreme Court of New Jersey, where he served until his retirement in December 1994. In 1989, he was convicted of drunk driving. He was counsel to the firm McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP in Morristown, New Jersey. He died in his sleep at his home in

Chester Township, New Jersey Chester Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 7,838, reflecting an increase of 556 (+7.6%) from the 7,282 counted in the 2000 Census, which had ...

, on November 29, 2014. He was 89.Former NJ Justice Clifford dead
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1924 births Justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey 2014 deaths Duke University School of Law alumni Lehigh University alumni Montclair Kimberley Academy alumni New Jersey lawyers People from Chester Township, New Jersey Politicians from Passaic, New Jersey 20th-century American judges 20th-century American lawyers {{NewJersey-state-judge-stub