John Cochran Nicoll

John Cochran Nicoll (October 7, 1793 – November 16, 1863) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Georgia, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Education and career Born on October 7, 1793, in Savannah, Georgia, Nicoll attended Litchfield Law School. He entered private practice in Savannah. He was a recorder for Savannah. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. He was solicitor for the Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia from 1821 to 1822. He was a Judge of the Savannah City Court from 1824 to 1834, and from 1835 to 1838. He was a Judge of the Superior Court of Georgia for the Eastern Judicial Circuit from 1834 to 1835. He was Mayor of Savannah. Federal judicial service