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Fred Joseph Nichol

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota · 1965

Fred Joseph Nichol , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. Fred Joseph Nichol (March 19, 1912 – December 31, 1996) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

Education

  • Yankton College, South DakotaA.B., 1933
  • University of South Dakota School of Law (now Knudson School of Law)LL.B., 1936

Career

Assistant to administrative assistant, U.S. Senate, 1936-1938; Private practice, Mitchell, South Dakota, 1938-1958; U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1943-1946; State's attorney, Davison County, South Dakota, 1947-1951; State representative, South Dakota, 1951-1952, 1957-1958; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Dakota, 1951-1953; Judge, South Dakota Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1959-1965

Biography

Fred Joseph Nichol (March 19, 1912 – December 31, 1996) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

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