Walter Nixon
| Walter Nixon | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi | |
| Title: | Impeached Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Lyndon Johnson |
| Active: | 6/7/1968 - 11/3/1989 |
| Chief: | 1982 - 1989 |
| Preceded by: | 80 Stat. 75 |
| Succeeded by: | Charles Pickering |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1928 |
| Home State: | Biloxi, MS |
| Law School: | Tulane Law, J.D., 1951 |
| Military service: | U.S. Air Force, 1953-1955 |
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Walter Louis Nixon, Jr. (1928-present) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Nixon was nominated to the Southern District of Mississippi by President Lyndon Johnson on May 29, 1968, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 6, 1968, and received commission the next day. From 1982-1989, he served as the chief judge. He served the Southern District of Mississippi until his impeachment and conviction on November 3, 1989.[1]
Early life and education
- Tulane Law School, J.D., 1951[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1952-1968
- U.S. Air Force, 1953-1955
- Private practice, Mississippi, 1993-1998
- Private practice, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1998-[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Mississippi
Nixon was nominated to the Southern District of Mississippi by President Lyndon Johnson on May 29, 1968, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 6, 1968, and received commission the next day. From 1982-1989, he served as the chief judge. He served the Southern District of Mississippi until his impeachment and conviction on November 3, 1989.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Nixon's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Southern District of Mississippi 1968–1989 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Charles Pickering |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Louis Guirola • Henry Wingate • Keith Starrett • Daniel Jordan • Halil Ozerden • Carlton W. Reeves | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Linda Anderson • Michael Parker • Robert Walker • John Roper • Keith Ball • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Adams • Samuel Jameson Gholson • Robert Andrews Hill • Charles Pickering • Henry Clay Niles • Edwin Ruthven Holmes • Dan Russell • Sidney Mize • James Summer • William Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Henry Wingate • William Barbour • Tom Lee • Dan Russell • Sidney Mize • William Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
