Alexander Bicks | |
Office: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York |
Term Start: | May 12, 1954 |
Term End: | May 9, 1963 |
Appointer: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Predecessor: | Vincent L. Leibell |
Successor: | Charles Henry Tenney |
Birth Name: | Alexander Bicks |
Birth Date: | 17 March 1901 |
Birth Place: | Russian Empire |
Death Place: | New York City, New York |
Education: | New York University (LLB) |
Alexander Bicks (March 17, 1901 – May 9, 1963) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Born in the Russian Empire, Bicks received a Bachelor of Laws from New York University School of Law in 1922.[1]
Bicks worked in private practice in New York City, New York from 1924 to 1954. On April 6, 1954, Bicks was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Judge Vincent L. Leibell. Bicks was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11, 1954, and received his commission on May 12, 1954.[2] He served in that capacity until his death on May 9, 1963, in New York City.[3]
Bicks's son, Rober Bicks was a lawyer who served in the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division.[4]