Ralph Nimmons
Ralph Wilson Nimmons, Jr. (1938-2003) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Nimmons was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on May 23, 1991, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 27, 1991, and received commission on July 2, 1991. He served until his death on November 24, 2003. Nimmons was succeeded in this position by Virginia Covington.
Early life and education
- University of Florida, B.A., 1960
- University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1963
Professional career
- Private practice, Jacksonville, Florida, 1963-1965
- Assistant public defender, Jacksonville, Florida, 1965-1969
- Assistant Florida state attorney, 1969-1971
- Assistant general counsel, City of Jacksonville, Florida, 1971-1973
- Private practice, Jacksonville, Florida, 1973-1977
- Judge, Circuit Court of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, Florida, 1977-1983
- Judge, District Court of Appeal, First District, Florida, 1983-1991
Judicial career
Middle District of Florida
Nimmons was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on May 23, 1991, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 27, 1991, and received commission on July 2, 1991. He served until his death on November 24, 2003.[1] Nimmons was succeeded in this position by Virginia Covington.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Middle District of Florida 1991–2003 Seat #10 |
Succeeded by: Virginia Covington
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
