Robert N. C. Nix Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert N. C. Nix Jr.

American judge

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1928

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 23-Aug-2003

Profession: judge, lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Jr.
(July 13, 1928 – August 23, 2003) served as the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1984 to 1996.
Nix was the first African-American Chief Justice of any state's highest court, and the first African American to be elected to statewide office in Pennsylvania.
He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for 24 years, 12 of which were as chief justice, and was a prominent figure in Pennsylvania law and public service for more than three decades.