David Sutherland Nelson

1933–1998 · Boston, MA

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsJudgeJimmy Carter (Democratic)Mar 23, 1979Death, Oct 21, 1998

Education

  • Boston College, B.S., 1957
  • Boston College Law School, J.D., 1960

Professional Career

Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1960-1973; Assistant professor, Boston University School of Public Communications, 1966-1973; Instructor, Harvard Law School, 1969-1980; Assistant attorney general and chief of Consumer Protection Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1971-1973; Justice, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1973-1979; Instructor in trial advocacy, Boston University School of Law, 1973-1992

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • U.S. Commissioner, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1968-1969

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