Raymond Clyne McNichols

Ray McNichols
Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for Idaho
In office July 1, 1981 – December 25, 1985
Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for Idaho
In office 1971–1981
Preceded by	Fred Taylor
Succeeded by	Marion Callister
Judge of the U.S. District Court for Idaho
In office May 1, 1964 – June 30, 1981
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Chase Clark
Succeeded by	Harold Ryan
Personal details
Born	(1914-06-16)June 16, 1914 Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Died	Boise, Idaho
Resting place	Morris Hill Cemetery Boise, Idaho
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary Kay Riley McNichols (1914–1991)
Children	1 son, 1 daughter
Alma mater	University of Idaho LL.B., 1950
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	U.S. Navy
Years of service	1942–1947
Battles/wars	World War II

Raymond Clyne McNichols (June 16, 1914 – December 25, 1985) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.

Born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho and raised in Lewiston, McNichols was in the U.S. Navy during World War II, from 1942 to 1947. He attended the University of Idaho in Moscow and received an LL.B. from its College of Law in 1950. He was in private practice in Orofino in Clearwater County from 1950 to 1964.

On April 15, 1964, McNichols was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho vacated by the retirement of Chase A. Clark. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 30 and received his commission on May 1, 1964. McNichols served as chief judge from 1971 to 1981, and assumed senior status on July 1, 1981, and served in that capacity for over four years, until his death.

McNichols suffered a heart attack at his Boise home on Christmas Day in 1985, and died at age 71 at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Boise. He and his wife, Mary Kay Riley McNichols (1914–1991), are buried at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.

His younger brother Robert McNichols (1922–1992) was also a federal judge, in Spokane, Washington. During Robert's investiture to the federal bench in January 1980, the elder brother swore the younger in.

External links

• Raymond Clyne McNichols at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Raymond Clyne McNichols at Find a Grave

Legal offices
Preceded by Chase A. Clark	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho 1964–1981	Succeeded by Harold Lyman Ryan