Eugene Nickerson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on August 16,1977 to a seat vacated by Orrin Judd.
14 Facts About Eugene Nickerson
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Eugene Nickerson was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 20,1977, and received his commission on October 21,1977.
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Eugene Nickerson assumed senior status on January 1,1994, which he continued until his death on January 1,2002.
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Eugene Nickerson was a descendant both of the Eugene Nickerson family of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and of President John Quincy Adams.
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Eugene Nickerson gave birth to three sons: Schuyler, Eugene and Adams.
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Eugene Nickerson's father, Hoffman Nickerson, was an Army officer, state legislator, and historian who wrote The Turning Point of the Revolution; or, Burgoyne in America concerning the Saratoga campaign.
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Eugene Nickerson graduated from Harvard with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Eugene Nickerson served as Nassau County Executive in New York from January 1,1962 to December 31,1970.
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Eugene Nickerson was occasionally seen as an unusual member of the Democratic Party.
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Eugene Nickerson brought in other people like myself who had intense interests about government, of ideals and principles.
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Eugene Nickerson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on August 16,1977, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York vacated by Judge Orrin Grimmell Judd.
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Eugene Nickerson was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 20,1977, and received his commission on October 21,1977.
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Eugene Nickerson assumed senior status on January 1,1994, which continued until his death on January 1,2002.
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Eugene Nickerson died January 1,2002, in New York City aged 83, following complications after stomach surgery.