Justice, Kentucky State Supreme Court, District 1, 2021-present

Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 2006-present

Former District Governor, District 43K (western Kentucky)

No caucus information on file.

Ordained Deacon, Choir and Worship Team, Heartland Worship Center, 1998-present

Former College Instructor, Murray State University

Former Prosecutor, State of Kentucky

Former Trial attorney, State of Kentucky

Former College Instructor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

President/Chairperson/District Governor, Lions Clubs International, 1988-present

Paducah Masonic Lodge #127, 32 Degree, 1986-present

Life Member, Ducks Unlimited, 1985-present

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 1973-present

Member, DePauw University Board of Trustees

Former Trustee, Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation

Former Council Chair, Multiple District 43 (Lions of Kentucky) of the International Association of Lions Clubs

Member, Nominating Committee of the 96th International Convention in Hamburg, Germany

Former President, Paducah Lions Club

Member, Rules Committee of the 94th International Convention in Seattle, Washington

Member, Shawnee Trails Boy Scout Council.

Former Public Defender, State of Kentucky

Awards:

Kentucky Colonel
Commonwealth of Kentucky
1981

Kentucky Admiral
Commonwealth of Kentucky
1985

Sagamore of the Wabash
State of Indiana
1991

Alben Barkley Distinguished Citizen
McCracken County, Kentucky
2003

Good Ole Boy
Warren County, Kentucky
2009

Frontiersman
Mason County, Kentucky
2009

Duke of Paducah
City of Paducah, Kentucky
1972

Duke of Hazard
City of Hazard, Kentucky
2008

Honorary Captain of the Belle of Louisville
City of Louisville, Kentucky
2009

Outstanding Kentucky Young Lawyer
Kentucky Bar Association
1995

Finis Davis and Melvin Jones Awards

Life Sponsor, Ducks Unlimited

Father's Name:

Carl Duane "Red" Nickell

Mother's Name:

Anna June (Starrett) Nickell

Spouse's Occupation:

Paducah pathologist and director of music at the local Highland Baptist Church