Richard D. Nichols
Richard D. Nichols was a judge on the criminal bench of the Pima County Superior Court in Arizona.[1] He served from 1995 to 2017. He was retained on November 4, 2014, for a term that expired on January 6, 2019.[2][3] He retired from the court in 2017.[4]
Elections
2014
Nichols was retained to the Pima County Superior Court with 77.8 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Evaluation
The Judicial Performance Review Commission provides Arizona voters with an evaluation of each judge up for retention. The commission votes on whether a candidate meets or does not meet the JPR standards. Each judge is assessed on their legal ability, integrity, communication skills, judicial temperament and administrative performance.[5]
The commission voted that Nichols met the JPR standards. The vote was 29-0 in favor of retention.[3]
2010
Nichols was retained with 78.46% of the vote in 2010.[6]
- Main article: Arizona judicial elections, 2010
Read his Judicial Performance Report here.
Education
Nichols earned his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Arizona in 1971. He earned his J.D. in 1977.[7]
Career
After completing his undergraduate degree, Nichols worked for a loan company for a couple of years. After law school, he became a criminal prosecutor with the Pima County Attorney's office for 12 years. In January 1990 he was appointed as a judge pro tem by the late Judge G. Thomas Meehan. He joined the Pima County Superior Court on April 7, 1995.[7] Nichols retired from the court in 2017.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pima County, "Bench Assignments," accessed September 29, 2014
- ↑ Judgepedia, “Judicial selection in Arizona,” accessed November 10, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Arizona Judicial Performance Review, "Judicial Report: 2014," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Office of the Governor Doug Ducey, "Renee Bennett and Wayne Yehling Appointed To The Pima County Superior Court," October 13, 2017
- ↑ Arizona Courts: Judicial Performance Review, "Judicial Performance Standards," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Final Official Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Tucson Citizen, "Nichols relishes appointment as Superior Court judge," April 8, 1995
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona
State courts:
Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona
