John Cochran Nicoll
John Cochran Nicoll (1793-1863) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Georgia.
He received a recess appointment from President Martin Van Buren on May 11, 1839. On January 23, 1840, he was officially nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 17, 1840, and received commission that same day. He was reassigned to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on August 11, 1848. He resigned on January 19, 1861.
Education
- Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School
Professional career
- Private practice, Savannah, Georgia
- Recorder, City of Savannah, Georgia
- Member, Georgia House of Representatives
- Solicitor, Eastern Circuit of Georgia, 1821-1822
- Judge, City Court, Savannah, Georgia, 1824-1834
- Judge, Superior Court, Eastern Circuit of Georgia, 1834-1835
- Judge, City Court, Savannah, Georgia, 1835-1838
- Mayor, City of Savannah, Georgia,
- District attorney, Georgia, Confederate States of America, 1861-1863
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Van Buren |
Daniel • Mahlon Dickerson • Philemon Dickerson • Gholson • Gilchrist • Lawrence • Mason • McKinley • Nicoll • Pennybacker | ||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Brian K. Epps • Christopher Ray • Benjamin Cheesbro • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Anthony Alaimo • Berry Edenfield • John Cochran Nicoll • John Erskine • Emory Speer • Beverly Daniel Evans • William Wallace Lambdin • William Hale Barrett • Alexander Lawrence • Archibald Lovett • Francis Scarlett • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Anthony Alaimo • Berry Edenfield • Dudley Bowen • William Moore (Georgia) • James Randal Hall • Lisa Wood • Alexander Lawrence • | ||
