About Thomas G. Nelson
Lived 1936 – 2011 (aged 74). Thomas G. Nelson was an American judge.
Thomas George Nelson (November 14, 1936 – May 4, 2011) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1990 to 2004.
Education and career Born and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Nelson graduated from Idaho Falls High School on 1955 and attended the University of Idaho in Moscow. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and received a Bachelor of Laws from its College of Law in 1962. Nelson served as assistant state attorney general and chief deputy state attorney general from 1963 to 1965. He was in private practice of law in Twin Falls from 1965 to 1990. and is buried at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise.
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Who was Thomas G. Nelson?
United States federal judge (1936-2011)
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Thomas G. Nelson was born on 14 November 1936 in Idaho Falls.
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Thomas G. Nelson died on 4 May 2011 in Boise.
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Thomas G. Nelson was a judge.
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Thomas G. Nelson was American.
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