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Edwin Richley Hicklin

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Edwin Richley Hicklin served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Aug 15, 1957.

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Confirmed
Aug 15, 1957
Born
1895

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of IowaDwight D. Eisenhower · Aug 15, 1957 – Sep 19, 1963

Education

  • Drake UniversityA.B., 1915
  • University of Iowa College of LawLL.B., 1917

Career

U.S. Army, World War I and World War II; Private practice, Iowa, 1918-; County attorney, Louisa County, Iowa, 1920-1924; State senator, Iowa, 1930-1934; Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa, 1934

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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