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Helen Wilson Nies

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Helen Wilson Nies served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Appointed by None (reassignment).

Appointed by
None (reassignment)
Born
1925

Appointments

  • Associate Judge, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent AppealsJimmy Carter · Jun 18, 1980 – Oct 1, 1982
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitNone (reassignment) · – Aug 7, 1996

Education

  • University of MichiganB.A., 1946
  • University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1948

Career

Attorney, Office of Alien Property, U.S. Department of Justice, 1948-1951; Branch counsel, U.S. Office of Price Stabilization, 1951-1952; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, and Washington, D.C., 1960-1978; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1978-1980; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1990-1994

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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