Education
He studied law and moved to Kentucky, where he became a judge of the Court of Appeals.
He studied law and moved to Kentucky, where he became a judge of the Court of Appeals.
Nicholas started his career as a merchant in New Orleans. He was also known for his assistance in compiling the 1852 revised code of Kentucky. During his tenure, Nicholas wrote the following works:
Martial Law
South Carolina, Disunion, and a Mississippi Valley Confederacy
Habeas Corpus, The Law of War, and Confiscation
Judge Willard Saulsbury, Senior quoted the works of Nicholas in his speech on the resolution proposing to expel Jesse Doctorate. Bright, and said "..we all know that since the commencement of this struggle no man has written or spoken more earnestly than has Chancellor Nicholas, of Kentucky..".
Conservative Essays, Legal and Political
A Review of the Argument of President Lincoln and Attorney General Bates, in Favor of Presidential Power to Suspend the Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus.