Fred Nichol
| Fred Nichol | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of South Dakota | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2T |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Active: | 6/10/1965 - 6/11/1980 |
| Chief: | 1966 - 1980 |
| Senior: | 6/11/1980 - 12/ 31/1996 |
| Preceded by: | George Mickelson |
| Succeeded by: | John B. Jones |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | March 19, 1912 |
| Home State: | Sioux City, IA |
| Deceased: | December 31, 1996 |
| Bachelors: | Yankton College, A.B., 1933 |
| Law School: | University of South Dakota School of Law, LL.B., 1936 |
| Military service: | U.S. Navy 1943 - 1946 |
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Fred Joseph Nichol (1912-1996) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
Nichol was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on May 18, 1965, to a seat vacated by George Mickelson; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 9, 1965, and received commission the next day. He served as chief judge from 1966 until he assumed senior status on June 11, 1980. He served until his death on December 31, 1996.[1] Nichol was succeeded in this position by John B. Jones.
Early life and education
- Yankton College, A.B., 1933
- University of South Dakota School of Law, LL.B., 1936[1]
Professional career
- Assistant to administrative assistant, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, 1936-1938
- Private practice, Mitchell, South Dakota, 1938-1958
- U.S. Navy Lieutenant, 1943-1946
- State's attorney, Davison County, South Dakota, 1947-1951
- Member, South Dakota House of Representatives, 1951-1952, 1957-1958
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Dakota, 1951-1953
- Judge, 4th Judicial Circuit Court of South Dakota, 1959-1965[1]
Judicial career
District of South Dakota
Nichol was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on May 18, 1965, to a seat vacated by George Mickelson; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 9, 1965, and received commission the next day. He served as chief judge from 1966 until he assumed senior status on June 11, 1980. He served until his death on December 31, 1996.[1] Nichol was succeeded in this position by John B. Jones.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fred Nichol's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: George Mickelson |
District of South Dakota 1965–1980 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: John B. Jones |
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges |
Charles Kornmann • Lawrence Piersol • Richard Battey • John B. Jones • | ||
| Magistrate judges | William D. Gerdes • Veronica Duffy • Mark Moreno • John Simko • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Andrew Bogue • Donald Porter • John Emmett Carland • Alonzo Jay Edgerton • James Douglas Elliott • Alfred Lee Wyman • John Beck • George Mickelson • Fred Nichol • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Lawrence Piersol • Richard Battey • Andrew Bogue • John B. Jones • Donald Porter • John Beck • George Mickelson • Fred Nichol • | ||
