Edwin Richley Hicklin

Edwin Richley Hicklin[Name 1] (March 1, 1895 – September 19, 1963) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

Edwin Richley Hicklin
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
In office
January 27, 1960 – September 19, 1963
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
In office
August 16, 1957 – January 27, 1960
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byWilliam F. Riley
Succeeded byRoy Laverne Stephenson
Personal details
Born
Edwin Richley Hicklin

(1895-03-01)March 1, 1895
Wapello, Iowa
DiedSeptember 19, 1963(1963-09-19) (aged 68)
EducationDrake University (A.B.)
University of Iowa College of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Wapello, Iowa, Hicklin received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Drake University in 1915 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1917. He was in private practice in southeastern Iowa from 1918 to 1957. He was county attorney of Louisa County, Iowa from 1920 to 1924. He was a member of the Iowa Senate from 1930 to 1934, and an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Iowa's 1st congressional district in 1934, losing to New Deal Democrat Edward C. Eicher. He served in the United States Army during World War I and World War II.[1]

Federal judicial service

Hicklin was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 16, 1957, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa vacated by Judge William F. Riley. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 15, 1957, and received his commission the next day. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on January 27, 1960. His service terminated on September 19, 1963, due to his death.[1]

Note
  1. Some sources give his middle name as Reichley.

References
  1. Edwin Richley Hicklin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources
  • Edwin Richley Hicklin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  • Agency, Iowa Legislative Services. "State Senator". www.legis.iowa.gov.
Legal offices
Preceded by
William F. Riley		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
1957–1960		 Succeeded by
Roy Laverne Stephenson
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