Carl John Nichols

b. 1970 · Rhinebeck, NY

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaJudgeDonald J. Trump (Republican)Jun 25, 2019

Education

  • Dartmouth College, A.B., 1992
  • University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1996

Professional Career

Law clerk, Hon. Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1996-1997; Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 1997-1998; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1998-2005, 2010-2019; U.S. Department of Justice, 2005-2009; deputy assistant attorney general, Civil Division, 2005-2008; principal deputy associate attorney general, 2008-2009

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2024-present

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