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William Fremming Nielsen
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Senior status since May 30, 2003.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush
- Nominated
- March 21, 1991
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- April 24, 1991
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 9, 1991
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- May 9, 1991
- Commissioned
- May 14, 1991
- Senior status
- Since May 30, 2003
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1934, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Air Force first lieutenant, 1956-1959
- Law clerk, Hon. Charles L. Powell, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington, 1963-1964
- Private practice, Spokane, Washington, 1964-1991
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