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John Percy Nields
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
John Percy Nields served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Jul 3, 1930.
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover
- Confirmed
- Jul 3, 1930
- Born
- 1868
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of DelawareHerbert Hoover · Jul 3, 1930 – Aug 26, 1943
Education
- Harvard UniversityA.B., 1889
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1892
Career
Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1892-1903, 1916-1930; U.S. attorney for the District of Delaware, 1903-1916; U.S. Army captain, Ordnance Department, 1918
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