John Trice Nixon

1933–2019 · New Orleans, LA

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeJudgeJimmy Carter (Democratic)May 12, 1980Death, Dec 19, 2019

Education

  • Harvard University, A.B., 1955
  • Vanderbilt University Law School, LL.B., 1960

Professional Career

U.S. Army, 1958; Private practice, Anniston, Alabama, 1960-1962; City attorney, Anniston, Alabama, 1962-1964; Trial attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1964-1969; Private practice, 1969-1971; Staff attorney, Office of the State Comptroller, Tennessee, 1971-1976; Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1976-1977; Judge, Tennessee Circuit Court, 1977-1978; Judge, Tennessee General Sessions Court, 1978-1980

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