Eugene Hoffman Nickerson
Personal
Birthday:
8/2/1918
Birthplace:
Orange, NJ
Date of Death:
1/1/2002
Place of Death:
New York, NY
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Law clerk, Hon. Augustus N. Hand, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1943-1944
Law clerk, Hon. Harlan F. Stone, Supreme Court of the United States, 1944-1946
Private practice, New York City, 1946-1961, 1971-1977
County executive, Nassau County, New York, 1962-1970
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, August 28, 1980; no Senate vote
Education
Name of School:
Harvard University
Degree:
B.A.
Degree Year:
1941
Name of School - Second:
Columbia Law School
Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.
Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1943 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Court Name:
New York Eastern District Court
President Nominating:
Jimmy Carter
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
10/21/1977
Retirement from Active Service:
1/1/1994
Termination Date:
1/1/2002
Termination Reason:
Death