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Walter Louis Nixon Jr. (born December 16, 1928) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi who in 1989 was impeached by the House of Representatives and removed from office by the Senate.
Jan 2, 2024 · Walter L. Nixon. Judge Nixon was the senior federal district court judge for the Southern District of Mississippi. In 1986, he was convicted of perjury and sentenced to five years in prison for lying in testimony before a federal grand jury about his attempt to influence the prosecution of a business associate’s son.
Walter Nixon, from East Bergholt in Suffolk, was a wireless operator in the 81st Anti Tank Regiment and served in the Battle of Anzio in 1944. He had recalled his experiences...
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Nov 4, 1989 · The Senate voted overwhelmingly today to remove Federal District Judge Walter L. Nixon Jr. from the bench by finding him guilty on two of three articles of impeachment.
Oct 14, 1992 · Walter Nixon, a Federal District Judge, was convicted of a felony, making false statements to a grand jury. The House of Representatives voted three articles of impeachment; impeachment in the Senate followed.
Nixon, a federal judge convicted of crimes and impeached by the House, sued to challenge Senate Rule XI that limited his participation in the trial. The Court held that his claim was nonjusticiable, based on the text and history of the Impeachment Trial Clause.
Learn about the history and process of impeachment in the United States, from the Constitutional Convention to the present day. Find out how Walter Nixon, Jr. was impeached and convicted in 1989, and how the Senate used a trial committee to hear evidence.
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