Robert James McNichols

Judge Robert James McNichols

Personal

Birthday:

4/19/1922

Birthplace:

Bonners Ferry, ID

Date of Death:

1/20/1993

Place of Death:

Spokane, WA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army, 1940-1941, 1943-1946
Law clerk, Hon. Edward Schaellenback, Supreme Court of the State of Washington, 1952
Deputy prosecutor, Spokane, Washington, 1953-1954
Private practice, Spokane, Washington, 1955-1979

Education

Name of School:

Gonzaga University School of Law

Gonzaga law is a private, Jesuit-affiliated school of law in Spokane, Washington that offers an experience-based academic program that produces graduates who are pursuing justice and finding solutions to legal challenges today and in the future. Gonzaga Law teaches ethical, inspired action on behalf of a client or cause in legal, economic, and social contexts. We focus on academics and scholarship where both students and faculty can make a difference in and out of academia. From granting the first-ever Gonzaga degree to a woman in 1935, to opening one of the country's first legal clinics in 1974, to a decades-long focus on legal research and writing, to a new experience-based curriculum in 2009, to launching the Pacific Northwest's first Accelerated J.D. program in 2013, and 15 month J.D. for Internationally Educated Lawyers in 2014, Gonzaga Law offers an innovative choice of law school.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1952

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington

Court Name:

Washington Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

12/10/1979

Retirement from Active Service:

4/20/1991

Termination Date:

1/20/1993

Termination Reason:

Death