Ray McNichols | |
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Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for Idaho |
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In office July 1, 1981 – December 25, 1985 |
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Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for Idaho |
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In office 1971–1981 |
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Preceded by | Fred Taylor |
Succeeded by | Marion Callister |
Judge of the U.S. District Court for Idaho |
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In office May 1, 1964 – June 30, 1981 |
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Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Chase Clark |
Succeeded by | Harold Ryan |
Personal details | |
Born |
Bonners Ferry, Idaho |
June 16, 1914
Died | December 25, 1985 Boise, Idaho |
(aged 71)
Resting place | Morris Hill Cemetery Boise, Idaho |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Mary Kay Riley McNichols (1914–1991) |
Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
Alma mater |
University of Idaho LL.B., 1950 |
Profession | Attorney |
Military service | |
Allegiance |
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Years of service | 1942–1947 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Raymond Clyne McNichols (June 16, 1914 – December 25, 1985) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.
Born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho and raised in Lewiston, McNichols was in the U.S. Navy during World War II, from 1942 to 1947. He attended the University of Idaho in Moscow and received an LL.B. from its College of Law in 1950. He was in private practice in Orofino in Clearwater County from 1950 to 1964.
On April 15, 1964, McNichols was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho vacated by the retirement of Chase A. Clark. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 30 and received his commission on May 1, 1964. McNichols served as chief judge from 1971 to 1981, and assumed senior status on July 1, 1981, and served in that capacity for over four years, until his death.
McNichols suffered a heart attack at his Boise home on Christmas Day in 1985, and died at age 71 at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Boise. He and his wife, Mary Kay Riley McNichols (1914–1991), are buried at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.