John Trice Nixon
| John Trice Nixon | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | |
| Assumed office August 15, 1998 |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | |
| In office 1991–1998 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Anderton Wiseman Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Robert L. Echols |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | |
| In office May 12, 1980 – August 15, 1998 |
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| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 |
| Succeeded by | Aleta Arthur Trauger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 9, 1933 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Betty C. Nixon |
| Children | Mignon Nixon |
| Parents | Herman Clarence Nixon |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Vanderbilt University Law School |
John Trice Nixon (born January 9, 1933) is a United States federal judge.
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Early life
John Trice Nixon was born on January 9, 1933 in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] His father, Herman Clarence Nixon, was a political scientist at Vanderbilt University and a member of the Southern Agrarians.[2]
Nixon graduated from Harvard University, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in 1955/[1] He served in the United States Army in 1958.[1] He earned an LL.B. from the Vanderbilt University Law School in 1960.[1]
Career
Nixon was in private practice as a lawyer in Anniston, Alabama from 1960 to 1962.[1] He served as a City attorney of Anniston, Alabama from 1962 to 1964.[1] He was a Trial attorney of Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice from 1964 to 1969.[1] He returned to private practice from 1969 to 1971.[1] He then served as a Staff attorney of Office of the State Comptroller, Tennessee from 1971 to 1976.[1]
Moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1976, he practised the law there until 1977.[1] He then served as a judge on the Circuit Court of Tennessee from 1977 to 1978, and as a judge on the Tennessee Court of General Sessions from 1978 to 1980.[1]
Nixon is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.[1] He was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on February 27, 1980, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 9, 1980, and received his commission on May 12, 1980.[1] He then served as chief judge from 1991 to 1998, and assumed senior status on August 15, 1998.[1]
Personal life
He married Betty C. Nixon.[2] They had a daughter, Mignon Nixon,[2] who is a Professor at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee 1980–1998 |
Succeeded by Aleta Arthur Trauger |
