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Philip Nichols Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1964–1982

Philip Nichols Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Philip Nichols Jr. (August 11, 1907 – January 26, 1990) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and previously was a judge of the United States Customs Court and the United States Court of Claims.

Education

  • Harvard UniversityA.B., 1929
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1932

Career

Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1932-1938; Special attorney, Lands Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1938-1941; Special attorney, Legal Division, U.S. War Production Board, 1942-1944; U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, 1944-1946; Assistant general counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1947-1951; General counsel, Renegotiation Board, 1951-1954; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1954-1961; Commissioner of customs, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1961-1964

Biography

Philip Nichols Jr. (August 11, 1907 – January 26, 1990) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and previously was a judge of the United States Customs Court and the United States Court of Claims.

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