Nelson McVicar (January 25, 1871 – December 20, 1960) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Nelson McVicar
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
February 1, 1951 – December 20, 1960
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
1949–1951
Preceded byRobert Murray Gibson
Succeeded byWallace Samuel Gourley
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
September 14, 1928 – February 1, 1951
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byW. H. Seward Thomson
Succeeded byWilliam Alvah Stewart
Personal details
Born
Nelson McVicar

(1871-01-25)January 25, 1871
Chatham, Ontario, Canada
DiedDecember 20, 1960(1960-12-20) (aged 89)
Tarentum, Pennsylvania
EducationUniversity of Michigan Law School
read law

Education and career

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Born in Chatham (now Chatham-Kent), Ontario, Canada, McVicar attended the University of Michigan Law School and read law to enter the bar in 1896. From 1896 to 1925, he was in private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was a borough solicitor for Tarentum Borough, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1914 to 1924, and was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1928.[1]

Federal judicial service

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McVicar received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on September 14, 1928, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge W. H. Seward Thomson. He was nominated to the same position by President Coolidge on December 6, 1928. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1928, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1949 to 1951. He assumed senior status on February 1, 1951. His service terminated on December 20, 1960, due to his death in Tarentum.[1]

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
1928–1951
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
1949–1951
Succeeded by