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George Crockett III

1938–2016

United States

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Judge George William Crockett III served on the Detroit Recorder's Court (later the Wayne County Circuit Court) from 1976 until 2003. He was known for presiding over the 1993 Malice Green case, and for his father, George Crockett Jr., an influential civil rights activist, congressman and judge who preceded and served with him on the Recorder's Court.

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