U. W. Clemon
U. W. Clemon | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
| In office 1999–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Sam C. Pointer Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Lovelace Blackburn |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
| In office June 30, 1980 – January 31, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629 |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Kallon |
| Member of the Alabama Senate from the 15th district | |
| In office November 6, 1974 – June 30, 1980 | |
| Succeeded by | Earl Hilliard Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Uriah W. Clemon April 9, 1943 Fairfield, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | |
Uriah W. Clemon (born April 9, 1943) is an Alabama attorney in private practice and a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He was among the first ten African-American lawyers admitted to the Alabama bar. In 1974 he was one of the first two African Americans elected to the Alabama Senate since Reconstruction.