About John Trice Nixon
Lived 1933 – 2019 (aged 86). John Trice Nixon was an American lawyer and judge.
John Trice Nixon (January 9, 1933 – December 19, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Early life, education and military service John Trice Nixon was born on January 9, 1933, in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father, Herman Clarence Nixon, was a political scientist at Vanderbilt University and a member of the Southern Agrarians. Nixon graduated from Peabody Demonstration School. He then received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Harvard College in 1955. In September 1963, he was commissioned a second lieutenant while serving with the 405th Civil Affairs Group where he was assigned to the legal section.
Career
Nixon was in private practice as a lawyer in Anniston, Alabama, from 1960 to 1962.
Personal life
Nixon married Betty C. Nixon, later a Nashville city councilor.
Nixon died on December 19, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.
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Who was John Trice Nixon?
United States federal judge
When was John Trice Nixon born?
John Trice Nixon was born on 9 January 1933 in New Orleans.
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John Trice Nixon died on 19 December 2019 in California, Los Angeles.
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John Trice Nixon was a lawyer and judge.
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John Trice Nixon was American.
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