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Walter Nixon
American judge (born 1928) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walter Louis Nixon Jr. (born December 16, 1928)[1] is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi who in 1989 was impeached by the House of Representatives and removed from office by the Senate.[2] Because Nixon's impeachment was for perjury, the case was cited as a precedent in the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton.[3][failed verification][4]
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Quick Facts Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Preceded by ...
Walter Nixon | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi | |
In office September 24, 1982 ā November 3, 1989 | |
Preceded by | Dan Monroe Russell Jr. |
Succeeded by | William H. Barbour Jr. |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi | |
In office June 7, 1968 ā November 3, 1989 | |
Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | Charles W. Pickering |
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Born | Walter Louis Nixon Jr. (1928-12-16) December 16, 1928 (age 95) Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. |
Education | Tulane University (JD) |
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