Edwin Levon Nelson (February 10, 1940 – May 17, 2003) was a
United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Education and career
Born in
Brewton,
Alabama, Nelson was in the
United States Navy from 1958 to 1962. He received a
Bachelor of Laws from
Cumberland School of Law at
Samford University
Samford University is a private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama. In 1841, the university was founded as Howard College by Baptists. Samford University describes itself as the 87th oldest institution of higher learning in the United Sta ...
in 1969, and was in private practice in
Fort Payne
Fort Payne is a city in and county seat of DeKalb County, Alabama, DeKalb County, in northeastern Alabama, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 14,877.
European-American settlers gradually developed th ...
, Alabama from 1969 to 1974.
Federal judicial service
Nelson served as a
United States magistrate judge for the Northern District of Alabama from 1974 to 1990. On September 13, 1989, he was nominated by President
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...
to a seat on the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by
Junius Foy Guin Jr.
Junius Foy Guin Jr. (February 2, 1924 – November 8, 2016) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Education and career
Born in Russellville, Alabama, Guin was an infantry of ...
Nelson was confirmed by the
United States Senate on January 23, 1990, and received his commission on January 24, 1990. Nelson served in that capacity until his death, on May 17, 2003, of
bone marrow cancer.
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1940 births
2003 deaths
People from Brewton, Alabama
Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
United States district court judges appointed by George H. W. Bush
20th-century American judges
United States Navy sailors
Cumberland School of Law alumni
United States magistrate judges