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John Percy Nields

1868 – 1943

United States federal judge

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Lived 1868 – 1943 (aged 75). John Percy Nields was an American lawyer and judge.

John Percy Nields (August 7, 1868 – August 26, 1943) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Early life and education Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Nields received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Harvard College in 1889 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1892.

Career Nields worked in private practice in Wilmington from 1892 to 1903. He was the United States attorney for the District of Delaware from 1903 to 1916, thereafter returning to private practice in Wilmington in 1930. He was a captain in the United States Army Ordnance Corps during World War II in 1918.

Federal judicial service On June 20, 1930, Nields was nominated by President Herbert Hoover to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware vacated by Judge Hugh M. Morris. Nields was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 3, 1930, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on September 30, 1941, serving in that capacity until his death on August 26, 1943, in Nahant, Massachusetts.

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Harvard Law School, Harvard University, Bachelor of Laws

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Who was John Percy Nields?

United States federal judge

When was John Percy Nields born?

John Percy Nields was born on 7 August 1868 in Wilmington.

When did John Percy Nields die?

John Percy Nields died on 26 August 1943 in Nahant.

What was John Percy Nields's occupation?

John Percy Nields was a lawyer and judge.

What nationality was John Percy Nields?

John Percy Nields was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Percy Nields

· Wikidata: Q6252556

· DBpedia: John Percy Nields

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