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Carl John Nichols
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Carl John Nichols serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed May 22, 2019 by a 55–43 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- May 22, 2019
- Senate vote
- 55–43
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1970
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaDonald J. Trump · May 22, 2019
Education
- Dartmouth CollegeA.B., 1992
- University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 1996
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1996-1997; Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 1997-1998; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1998-2005, 2010-2019; U.S. Department of Justice, 2005-2009; deputy assistant attorney general, Civil Division, 2005-2008; principal deputy associate attorney general, 2008-2009
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