Edwin Richley Hicklin
Edwin Richley Hicklin | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa | |
| In office January 27, 1960 – September 19, 1963 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa | |
| In office August 16, 1957 – January 27, 1960 | |
| Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | William F. Riley |
| Succeeded by | Roy Laverne Stephenson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edwin Richley Hicklin March 1, 1895 Wapello, Iowa |
| Died | September 19, 1963 (aged 68) |
| Education | Drake University (A.B.) University of Iowa College of Law (LL.B.) |
Edwin Richley Hicklin[Name 1] (March 1, 1895 – September 19, 1963) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
Education and career
Born in Wapello, Iowa, Hicklin received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Drake University in 1915 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1917. He was in private practice in southeastern Iowa from 1918 to 1957. He was county attorney of Louisa County, Iowa from 1920 to 1924. He was a member of the Iowa Senate from 1930 to 1934, and an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Iowa's 1st congressional district in 1934, losing to New Deal Democrat Edward C. Eicher. He served in the United States Army during World War I and World War II.[1]
Federal judicial service
Hicklin was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 16, 1957, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa vacated by Judge William F. Riley. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 15, 1957, and received his commission the next day. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on January 27, 1960. His service terminated on September 19, 1963, due to his death.[1]
Note
- ^ Some sources give his middle name as Reichley.
References
- ^ a b Edwin Richley Hicklin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Edwin Richley Hicklin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Agency, Iowa Legislative Services. "State Senator". www.legis.iowa.gov.
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- 1895 births
- 1963 deaths
- Iowa state senators
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
- United States district court judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 20th-century American judges
- People from Wapello, Iowa
- Drake University alumni
- University of Iowa College of Law alumni
- Iowa Republicans
- American military personnel of World War I
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- United States Army personnel