Eugene Hoffman Nickerson

Judge Eugene Hoffman Nickerson

Personal

Birthday:

8/2/1918

Birthplace:

Orange, NJ

Date of Death:

1/1/2002

Place of Death:

New York, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. Augustus N. Hand, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1943-1944
Law clerk, Hon. Harlan F. Stone, Supreme Court of the United States, 1944-1946
Private practice, New York City, 1946-1961, 1971-1977
County executive, Nassau County, New York, 1962-1970

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, August 28, 1980; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Harvard University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1941

Name of School - Second:

Columbia Law School

Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1943

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

10/21/1977

Retirement from Active Service:

1/1/1994

Termination Date:

1/1/2002

Termination Reason:

Death