Carl John Nichols
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Born 1970.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 23, 2019
- Senate vote
- 55 to 43
- Confirmed
- May 22, 2019
- Commissioned
- Jun 25, 2019
Other federal judicial service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2024-present; presiding judge, 2026-present
Education
- A.B., Dartmouth College, 1992
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1996
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1996-1997
- Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 1997-1998
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1998-2005, 2010-2019
- U.S. Department of Justice, 2005-2009
- deputy assistant attorney general, Civil Division, 2005-2008
- principal deputy associate attorney general, 2008-2009
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, June 18, 2018; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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