Helen Wilson Nies
1925–1996 · Birmingham, AL
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | Associate Judge | Jimmy Carter (Democratic) | Jun 18, 1980 | Reassignment, Oct 1, 1982 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | Judge | None (reassignment) (None (reassignment)) | Oct 1, 1982 | Death, Aug 7, 1996 |
Education
- University of Michigan, B.A., 1946
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1948
Professional Career
Attorney, Office of Alien Property, U.S. Department of Justice, 1948-1951; Branch counsel, U.S. Office of Price Stabilization, 1951-1952; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, and Washington, D.C., 1960-1978; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1978-1980; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1990-1994
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 706 opinions from 1982 to 1997
- National Leased Housing Association, and 189 Named v. United States 1997
- I. Melbourne Greenberg, M.D. v. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. 1996
- Kraft, Inc. v. The United States, Defendant/cross-Appellant 1996
- Robert W. Kearns v. General Motors Corporation and Brown's Buick & Isuzu 1996
- S. Bravo Systems, Inc. v. Containment Technologies Corporation, S. Bravo Systems, Inc. v. Containment Technologies Corporation 1996
- Lermer Germany Gmbh and Lermer Usa, Inc. v. Lermer Corporation, Willi Lermer and Rolf Schwyn, and Rolf Gardey 1996
- Dj Manufacturing Corporation v. United States 1996
- B.F. Goodrich Company v. United States 1996
- Aerolineas Argentinas, and Pakistan International Airlines v. United States 1996
- Hughes Aircraft Company v. The United States, Defendant/cross-Appellant 1996
- Kraft, Inc. v. The United States, Defendant/cross-Appellant 1996
- Zygo Corporation v. Wyko Corporation 1996
- Cyrix Corporation, and Sgs-Thomson Microelectronics, Inc., and International Business MacHines Corporation v. Intel Corporation 1996
- Roton Barrier, Inc. And Austin R. Baer v. The Stanley Works 1996
- Merck & Co. v. Kessler 1996
- Terrence L. Adkins v. United States 1996
- Kim L. Hamilton v. Merit Systems Protection Board 1996
- Floral Trade Council v. United States 1996
- Athletic Alternatives, Inc. v. Prince Manufacturing, Inc. 1996
- Hardwick Brothers Company II v. United States 1995
- Severino A. Dupo v. Office of Personnel Management 1995
- In Re Michael Ben Graves 1995
- NTN Bearing Corp. v. United States 1995
- King Instruments Corporation v. Luciano Perego and Tapematic, Defendant/cross-Appellants 1995
- King Instrument Corporation v. Lucioano Perego and Tapematic, Defendants/cross-Appellants 1995
- John F. Downs v. Office of Personnel Management 1995
- Totes, Incorporated v. United States 1995
- Munoz v. Strahm Farms, Inc. 1995
- John D. Horton v. Department of the Navy, John D. Horton v. Department of Transportation 1995
- William A. Elmer and Hth, Inc. v. Icc Fabricating, Inc., and Take-Out Express, Inc. 1995
- Reflectone, Inc. v. John H. Dalton, Secretary of the Navy 1995
- Reuel J. Foreman and Evelyn M. Foreman v. United States 1995
- Mark I Marketing Corporation and Mark I Marketing Corporation of America v. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company 1995
- Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc., Exxon Corporation and Exxon Research and Engineering Co. v. Lubrizol Corporation 1995
- Winstar Corp. v. United States 1995
- Pall Corp. v. Micron Separations, Inc. 1995
- Hilton Davis Chemical Co. v. Warner-Jenkinson Company, Inc. 1995
- In Re Karen I. Trovato and Leendert Dorst 1995
- In Re Sgs-Thomson Microelectronics, Inc. 1995
- Graco, Inc. v. Binks Manufacturing Company 1995
- Rite-Hite Corp. v. Kelley Co. 1995
- Caldwell & Santmyer, Inc. v. Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture 1995
- Ruby S. Jackson, Claimant-Appellant v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs 1995
- Camargo Correa Metais, S.A. v. United States 1995
- Herbert Markman and Positek, Inc. v. Westview Instruments, Inc. And Althon Enterprises, Inc. 1995
- Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Genetics Institute, Inc. 1995
- In Re Thomas F. Deuel, Yue-Sheng Li, Ned R. Siegel and Peter G. Milner 1995
- Roland A. Leblanc v. United States 1995
- Molins Plc, and John Coventry Smith, Jr. v. Textron, Inc., Kearney & Trecker Corporation, and Avco Corporation 1995
- Lulu B. Drumheller v. Department of the Army 1995
- OAO Corp. v. Johnson 1995
- In Re Lawrence B. Lockwood 1995
- Marvin A. Chacon, Catherine L. Chacon, Johnny O. Contreras, Sally Contreras, Evelyn Bielak, Ronald Springfield and Carol Springfield v. United States 1995
- Phillip Duncan Bronson v. United States 1995
- Texas American Oil Corporation v. United States Department of Energy 1995
- Iona Elizabeth Beard and Jean Beard v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services 1994
- In Re Karen I. Trovato and Leendert Dorst 1994
- Van Vranken v. Atlantic Richfield Co. 1994
- Loveladies Harbor, Inc. And Loveladies Harbor, Unit D, Inc. v. United States 1994
- Mendenhall v. Barber-Greene Co. 1994
- Debra Ann Knudsen, by Her Parents and Legal Guardians, Doris P. Knudsen and Dale Knudsen v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services 1994
- In Re David C. Paulsen 1994
- In Re Kuriappan P. Alappat, Edward E. Averill and James G. Larsen 1994
- Kelvin R. Holland v. Department of the Air Force 1994
- Arnold M. Diamond, Inc. v. John H. Dalton, Secretary of the Navy 1994
- Florida Rock Industries, Inc. v. United States 1994
- Stephen S. Brockmann v. Department of the Air Force 1994
- General Motors Corporation, Detroit Diesel Allison Division v. Les Aspin, Secretary of Defense 1994
- Sears Roebuck & Co. v. United States 1994
- Melvin Wilner, D/B/A Wilner Construction Company v. United States 1994
- Thomas H. Davidson, Jr. v. United States Postal Service 1994
- Itt Corporation v. United States 1994
- James B. King, Director, Office of Personnel Management v. Edward J. Lynch, and Merit Systems Protection Board 1994
- Gerald L. Hintz v. Department of the Army 1994
- Roynell Joshua v. The United States, on Motion 1994
- Dairyland Power Cooperative v. United States 1994
- In Re Donaldson Company, Inc 1994
- Transpac Drilling Venture v. United States 1994
- Charles R. Connor v. United States Postal Service 1994
- Creswell Trading Co. v. United States 1994
- McCall Stock Farms, Inc. v. United States 1993
- Haworth, Inc. v. Steelcase, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc., Non-Party Movant/appellant 1993
- James G. Law v. United States 1993
- American Medical Systems, Inc., Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Medical Engineering Corporation 1993
- Tabb Lakes, Ltd. v. United States 1993
- Robert L. Mendenhall, and Cmi Corporation v. Cedarapids, Inc., Defendant/cross-Appellant 1993
- Joy Technologies, Inc., and A/s Niro Atomizer, Involuntary v. Flakt, Inc. 1993
- Daewoo Electronics Co. v. International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Technical, Salaried & Machine Workers 1993
- Wood-Ivey Systems Corporation v. United States 1993
- Bic Leisure Products, Inc., and Windglider Fred Ostermann, Gmbh v. Windsurfing International, Inc., Defendant/cross-Appellant, and James R. Drake 1993
- Nathaniel Saxton, by and Through His Legal Representatives, Steven and Candace Saxton v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services 1993
- Lockheed Missiles & Space Co., Inc. v. Lloyd Bentsen, Secretary of the Treasury, and at & T Federal Systems, Intervenor 1993
- Carroll Touch, Inc. v. Electro Mechanical Systems, Inc., Defendant/cross-Appellant 1993
- Carroll Touch, Inc. v. Electro Mechanical Systems, Inc., Defendant/cross-Appellant 1993
- Ralph R. Bergman v. Department of Commerce 1993
- Winstar Corp. v. United States 1993
- Frederick R. Marano v. Department of Justice 1993
- Gary Anderson v. Department of Justice 1993
- Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation v. The United States 1993
- David L. Jeffries v. Department of the Air Force 1993