Edwin L. Nelson

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.

Edwin Levon Nelson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office January 24, 1990 – May 17, 2003
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Junius Foy Guin Jr.
Succeeded by	Virginia Emerson Hopkins
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office 1974–1990
Personal details
Born	Edwin Levon Nelson (1940-02-10)February 10, 1940 Brewton, Alabama
Died	May 17, 2003(2003-05-17) (aged 63)
Education	Cumberland School of Law (LLB)

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 in 1969, and was in private practice in Fort Payne, 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 to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by Junius Foy Guin Jr. 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.

Sources

• Edwin L. Nelson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.