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Christopher Nickell | |
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Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
Assumed office December 11, 2019 | |
Preceded by | David Buckingham |
Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | |
In office January 1, 2007 – December 11, 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Education | Southern Methodist University (B.A.) University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D.) |
Christopher Shea Nickell is an American lawyer from Kentucky who is an Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.
Education
Nickell earned a Bachelor of Arts from DePauw University in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1984.[1][2]
Legal career
Prior to being appointed as a judge, he practiced law for 22 years.[3]
State court service
In 2006, Nickell was elected to be a Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals.[4]
Kentucky Supreme Court service
On February 6, 2019, Nickell announced he was running for the seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court vacated by the retirement of David Cunningham.[3][5] He was elected on November 5, 2019, defeating state senator Whitney Westerfield.[6][7] He was sworn into office on December 11, 2019.[8][9]
Teaching
He served as an instructor at Murray State University teaching Insurance and Risk Management and he also taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill teaching jurisprudence.[2]
Associations and memberships
He has been a member of the Paducah Lions Club since 1989. He is also an
Personal
Nickell and his wife, Carolyn S. Watson are both a Melvin Jones Fellow.[4]
Electoral history
Year | Non Partisan | Votes | Pct | Non Partisan | Votes | Pct | |
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2019 | Christopher Shea NICKELL | 71,941 | 57.35% | Whitney H. WESTERFIELD | 53,497 | 42.65% |
References
- ^ "Christopher Shea Nickell Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Justice Christopher Shea Nickell". kycourts.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Appellate Judge Announces Run For Kentucky Supreme Court Seat". www.wkms.org. February 6, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c "JUDGE CHRISTOPHER SHEA NICKELL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR" (PDF). Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ Latek, Tom; Today, Kentucky (February 4, 2019). "Veteran appeals judge seeks vacated seat on Ky. Supreme Court". Kentucky Today. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Nickell wins District 1 seat in KY Supreme Court". Forward Kentucky. November 7, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ Wright, John (December 6, 2019). "Justice Shea Nickell to be sworn in as Supreme Court justice Dec. 11 in Frankfort". Murray Ledger and Times. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Justice Nickell sworn in as Kentucky Supreme Court justice". www.wkyt.com. December 12, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
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