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David Aldrich Nelson

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985

David Aldrich Nelson , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. David Aldrich Nelson (August 14, 1932 – October 1, 2010) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Education

  • Hamilton CollegeA.B., 1954
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1958

Career

Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1958-1959, 1962-1969, 1972-1985; U.S. Air Force lieutenant and attorney-advisor, Office of General Counsel, 1959-1962; General counsel, U.S. Postal Service, 1969-1971; senior assistant postmaster general, 1971

Biography

David Aldrich Nelson (August 14, 1932 – October 1, 2010) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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