Nickerson, Eugene Hoffman

Born August 2, 1918, in Orange, NJ
Died January 1, 2002, in New York, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on August 16, 1977, to a seat vacated by Orrin Judd. Confirmed by the Senate on October 20, 1977, and received commission on October 21, 1977. Assumed senior status on January 1, 1994. Service terminated on January 1, 2002, due to death.

Education:
Harvard University, B.A., 1941
Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1943

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Augustus N. Hand, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1943-1944
Law clerk, Hon. Harlan F. Stone, Supreme Court of the United States, 1944-1946
Private practice, New York City, 1946-1961, 1971-1977
County executive, Nassau County, New York, 1962-1970

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, August 28, 1980; no Senate vote

Bibliography

Gonzalez, Arturo. Eugene H. Nickerson: Statesman of a New Society. New York: James H. Heineman, Inc., 1964.

Manuscript Collections

Columbia University
New York, N.Y.
Eugene H. Nickerson papers, 1955-1970.
ca. 172,897 items; finding aid; material related to Nickerson's career as an attorney and Nassau county executive.

Portraits

Portrait of Eugene Nickerson; artist unknown; Photograph; Feb. 9, 1966; The Bettmann Archive, Corbis Images, ref. #: U1506159.

[Miscelleanous images]; various artists; Photographs; n.d.; Reproduced in Arturo Gonzalez. Eugene H. Nickerson: Statesman of a New Society. New York: James H. Heineman, Inc., 1964.

Hon. Eugene H. Nickerson; artist unknown; Photograph; n.d.; Reproduced in Jeffrey B. Morris, To Administer Justice on Behalf of All the People: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1965-1990 (n.p., 1992): 10.

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