Xenophon Hicks
Personal
Birthday:
5/2/1872
Birthplace:
Clinton, TN
Date of Death:
11/2/1952
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Clinton, Tennessee, 1892-1898
City attorney, Clinton, Tennessee, 1892-1893
County attorney, Anderson County, Tennessee, 1894-1896
U.S. Army, 1898
Alderman/mayor, Clinton, Tennessee
State senator, Tennessee, 1911
Assistant attorney general, Second Judicial Circuit, State of Tennessee, 1911-1913
Judge, Tennessee Criminal and Law Court, Second Judicial Circuit, 1913-1918
Judge, Tennessee Circuit Court, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, 1918-1923
Education
Name of School:
U.S. Grant University (now Tennessee Wesleyan College)
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1891
Name of School - Second:
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
The mission of the Cumberland School of Law is to educate a diverse community of students with knowledge and practical skills, equipping them to become highly competent, ethical lawyers committed to professionalism and public service.
Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1892 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
Court Name:
Tennessee Eastern District Court
President Nominating:
Warren G. Harding
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
3/2/1923
Termination Date:
5/23/1928
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
Court Name - Second:
Tennessee Middle District Court
Commission Date - Second:
3/2/1923
Termination Date - Second:
5/23/1928
Termination Reason - Second:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Third:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Court Name - Third:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Third:
5/23/1928
Retirement from Active Service - Third:
3/1/1952
Termination Date - Third:
11/2/1952
Termination Reason - Third:
Death