John Trice Nixon

John Trice Nixon
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
In office
August 15, 1998 – December 19, 2019
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
In office
1991–1998
Preceded byThomas A. Wiseman Jr.
Succeeded byRobert L. Echols
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
In office
May 12, 1980 – August 15, 1998
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded bySeat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded byAleta Arthur Trauger
Personal details
Born
John Trice Nixon

(1933-01-09)January 9, 1933
New Orleans, Louisiana
DiedDecember 19, 2019(2019-12-19) (aged 86)
Los Angeles, California
Children2, including Mignon Nixon
Parent
EducationHarvard College (AB)
Vanderbilt University Law School (LLB)

John Trice Nixon (January 9, 1933 – December 19, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.