David Aldrich Nelson

Judge David Aldrich Nelson

Personal

Birthday:

8/14/1932

Birthplace:

Watertown, NY

Date of Death:

10/1/2010

Place of Death:

Indian Hill, OH

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1958-1959, 1962-1969, 1972-1985
U.S. Air Force lieutenant and attorney-advisor, Office of General Counsel, 1959-1962
General counsel, U.S. Postal Service, 1969-1971; senior assistant postmaster general, 1971

Education

Name of School:

Hamilton College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1954

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1958

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Court Name:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

10/17/1985

Retirement from Active Service:

10/1/1999

Termination Date:

10/1/2010

Termination Reason:

Death