William M. Nickerson

William M. Nickerson (born 1933) is an inactive Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

This article is about the judge. For the businessman who founded Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, see William Nickerson, Jr.
William M. Nickerson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Assumed office
June 11, 2002
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
In office
May 14, 1990 – June 11, 2002
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byHerbert Frazier Murray
Succeeded byWilliam D. Quarles Jr.
Personal details
Born
William M. Nickerson

1933 (age 86–87)
Baltimore, Maryland
EducationUniversity of Virginia (B.A.)
University of Maryland School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Nickerson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1955 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1962. He was a United States Coast Guard Lieutenant from 1955 to 1959. He was in private practice in Baltimore from 1962 to 1985. He was an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Maryland from 1985 to 1990.[1]

Federal judicial service

Nickerson was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on January 24, 1990, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland vacated by Juge Herbert Frazier Murray. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11, 1990, and received his commission on May 14, 1990. He assumed senior status on June 11, 2002.[1]

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References
  1. "Nickerson, William M. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources
Legal offices
Preceded by
Herbert Frazier Murray		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
1990–2002		 Succeeded by
William D. Quarles Jr.
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