▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Jud icial ▁Circ uit ▁of ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁Cl iffe ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Warren ▁G . ▁Hard ing ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Illinois , ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁seat ▁author ized ▁by ▁ 4 2 ▁Stat . ▁ 8 3 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁His ▁service ▁terminated ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sy cam ore , ▁Illinois ▁Category : N orth western ▁University ▁P ritz ker ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁al umn i ▁Category : Ill inois ▁state ▁court ▁jud ges ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Ill inois ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Illinois ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁district ▁court ▁jud ges ▁appointed ▁by ▁Warren ▁G . ▁Hard ing ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁jud ges ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁federal ▁jud ges ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁by ▁reading ▁law <0x0A> </s>