Nickerson, Eugene
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Eugene Hoffman Nickerson (August 2, 1918 – January 1, 2002) was a United States federal judge.
Nickerson was born in Orange, New Jersey. He received a B.A. from Harvard University in 1941. He received a LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1943. He was a law clerk, Hon. Augustus N. Hand, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit from 1943 to 1944. He was a Law clerk, Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone, Supreme Court of the United States from 1944 to 1946. He was in private practice of law in New York City from 1946 to 1961. He was a Nassau county executive, Nassau County, New York from 1962 to 1970. He was in private practice of law in New York City from 1971 to 1977.
Nickerson was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Nickerson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on August 16, 1977, to a seat vacated by Orrin Judd. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 20, 1977, and received commission on October 21, 1977. Assumed senior status on January 1, 1994. Nickerson's service was terminated on January 1, 2002, due to death.
He died in New York, New York.
Sources
- Nickerson, Eugene at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Category:1918 births
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Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York