William Fremming Nielsen

William Fremming Nielsen (born August 8, 1934) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Education and career Born in Seattle, Washington, Nielsen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington in 1956 and was a United States Air Force First Lieutenant from 1956 to 1959. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Washington School of Law in 1962. He was a law clerk to Judge Charles L. Powell of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington from 1963 to 1964. He was in private practice in Spokane, Washington from 1964 to 1991. Federal judicial service