# Alexander Bicks

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**Alexander Bicks** (March 17, 1901 – May 9, 1963) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a [United States district judge](/source/United_States_federal_judge) of the [United States District Court for the Southern District of New York](/source/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_New_York).

## Early life and education

Born in the [Russian Empire](/source/Russian_Empire), Bicks received a [Bachelor of Laws](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws) from [New York University School of Law](/source/New_York_University_School_of_Law) in 1922.[1]

## Career

Bicks worked in private practice in [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)) from 1924 to 1954.[2] On April 6, 1954, Bicks was nominated by President [Dwight D. Eisenhower](/source/Dwight_D._Eisenhower) to a seat on the [United States District Court for the Southern District of New York](/source/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_New_York) vacated by Judge [Vincent L. Leibell](/source/Vincent_L._Leibell_(judge)). Bicks was confirmed by the [United States Senate](/source/United_States_Senate) on May 11, 1954, and received his commission on May 12, 1954.[3] He served in that capacity until his death on May 9, 1963, in New York City.[2][4]

## Personal life

Bicks's son, Robert Bicks was a lawyer who served in the [United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division](/source/United_States_Department_of_Justice_Antitrust_Division).[5]

## See also

- [List of Jewish American jurists](/source/List_of_Jewish_American_jurists)

## References

1. ["ALEXANDER BICKS, JUDGE, 62, IS DEAD; Member of Federal District Court Was Named in 1954"](https://www.nytimes.com/1963/05/10/archives/alexander-bicks-judge-62-is-dead-member-of-federal-district-court.html). *The New York Times*. 1963-05-10. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2022-08-05.

1. ["FEDERAL JUDGE SWORN; Alexander Bicks Takes Oath on Southern District Bench"](https://www.nytimes.com/1954/06/11/archives/federal-judge-sworn-alexander-bicks-takes-oath-on-southern-district.html). *The New York Times*. 1954-06-11. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2022-08-05.

1. Congress, United States (1963). [*Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress*](https://books.google.com/books?id=QMpx-Fo4I6EC&dq=Alexander+Bicks+judge&pg=PA8407). U.S. Government Printing Office.

1. Saxon, Wolfgang (2002-12-26). ["Robert Bicks, 75, Trustbuster in Eisenhower Era"](https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/26/us/robert-bicks-75-trustbuster-in-eisenhower-era.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2022-08-05.

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