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John Trice Nixon

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee · 1980

John Trice Nixon , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. John Trice Nixon (January 9, 1933 – December 19, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Education

  • Harvard UniversityA.B., 1955
  • Vanderbilt University Law SchoolLL.B., 1960

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

Biography

John Trice Nixon (January 9, 1933 – December 19, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

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