John Trice Nixon (January 9, 1933 – December 19, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
John Trice Nixon
Tennessee Middle District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Born 1933 in New Orleans, LA
Died 2019 in Los Angeles, CA
FJC ID: 1770
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Tennessee General Sessions CourtJudge · 1978–1980
- Tennessee Circuit CourtJudge · 1977–1978
- Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee1976–1977
- Office of the State Comptroller, TennesseeStaff attorney · 1971–1976
- Private practice1969–1971
Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of JusticeTrial attorney · 1964–1969- Anniston, AlabamaCity attorney · 1962–1964
- Private practice, Anniston, Alabama1960–1962
U.S. Army1958
Appointments
1980–2019 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1960- Harvard UniversityA.B. · 1955