John Cochran Nicoll

John Cochran Nicoll

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

U.S. District Court for the District of Georgia

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United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

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United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

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Personal

Birthplace

Savannah, Ga.

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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.