Xenophon Hicks

Judge 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