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John Cochran Nicoll

Georgia Northern District Court

Born 1793 in Savannah, GA

Died 1863 in Savannah, GA

FJC ID: 1762

John Cochran Nicoll (October 7, 1793 – November 16, 1863) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Georgia, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. District of Georgia
    Confederate district attorney · 1861–1863
  2. Savannah [Georgia] City Court
    Judge · 1824–1834, 1835–1838
  3. Superior Court of Georgia, Eastern Judicial Circuit
    Superior Court of Georgia, Eastern Judicial Circuit
    Judge · 1834–1835
  4. Eastern Judicial Circuit, Georgia
    Eastern Judicial Circuit, Georgia
    Solicitor · 1821–1822
  5. Private practice, Savannah, Georgia
  6. Savannah, Georgia
    Recorder
  7. Georgia
    State representative
  8. Savannah, Georgia,
    Mayor

Appointments

  1. Georgia Northern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
    1848–1861 (None (reassignment))
    Term ended: Resignation
  2. Georgia Southern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
    1848–1861 (None (reassignment))
    Term ended: Resignation
  3. U.S. District Court for the District of Georgia
    1840–1848 · Appointed by Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
    Term ended: Reassignment
  4. District Court, D. Georgia
    1840–1848
    Term ended: other_pos

Education

  1. Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School