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John Cochran Nicoll
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
John Cochran Nicoll served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Appointed by None (reassignment).
- Appointed by
- None (reassignment)
- Born
- 1793
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of GeorgiaMartin Van Buren · Feb 17, 1840 – Aug 11, 1848
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of GeorgiaNone (reassignment) · – Jan 19, 1861
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of GeorgiaNone (reassignment) · – Jan 19, 1861
Education
- Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School
Career
Private practice, Savannah, Georgia; Recorder, Savannah, Georgia; State representative, Georgia; Solicitor, Eastern Judicial Circuit, Georgia, 1821-1822; Judge, Savannah [Georgia] City Court, 1824-1834, 1835-1838; Judge, Superior Court of Georgia, Eastern Judicial Circuit, 1834-1835; Mayor, Savannah, Georgia,; Confederate district attorney, District of Georgia, 1861-1863
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