Raymond Clyne McNichols (June 16, 1914 – December 25, 1985) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, and raised in Lewiston, McNichols served in the

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during

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, from 1942 to 1947, under Raymond A. Spruance. He attended the

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and received a

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from its

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in 1950. He was in private practice in Orofino in Clearwater County, Idaho from 1950 to 1964. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Federal judicial service

On April 15, 1964, McNichols was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by the retirement of Judge Chase A. Clark. He was confirmed by the

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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.

Family

McNichols' younger brother Robert James McNichols (1922–1992) was also a federal judge, in

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. During Robert's investiture to the federal bench in January 1980, the elder brother swore the younger in.

Death

McNichols suffered a

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at his

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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. They had two children.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McNichols, Raymond Clyne Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson United States Navy personnel of World War II University of Idaho alumni Idaho lawyers People from Orofino, Idaho People from Bonners Ferry, Idaho 1914 births 1985 deaths People from Lewiston, Idaho Military personnel from Idaho University of Idaho College of Law alumni