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Eugene Hoffman Nickerson
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Eugene Hoffman Nickerson served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Oct 20, 1977. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- Oct 20, 1977
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1918
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkJimmy Carter · Oct 20, 1977 – Jan 1, 2002
Education
- Harvard UniversityB.A., 1941
- Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1943
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Augustus N. Hand, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1943-1944; Law clerk, Hon. Harlan F. Stone, Supreme Court of the United States, 1944-1946; Private practice, New York City, 1946-1961, 1971-1977; County executive, Nassau County, New York, 1962-1970
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