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Fred Joseph Nichol
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
Fred Joseph Nichol served on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Jun 9, 1965. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Confirmed
- Jun 9, 1965
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1912
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South DakotaLyndon B. Johnson · Jun 9, 1965 – Dec 31, 1996
Education
- Yankton College, South DakotaA.B., 1933
- University of South Dakota School of Law (now Knudson School of Law)LL.B., 1936
Career
Assistant to administrative assistant, U.S. Senate, 1936-1938; Private practice, Mitchell, South Dakota, 1938-1958; U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1943-1946; State's attorney, Davison County, South Dakota, 1947-1951; State representative, South Dakota, 1951-1952, 1957-1958; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Dakota, 1951-1953; Judge, South Dakota Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1959-1965
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