▁States ▁District ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Del aware . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Wil ming ton , ▁Del aware , ▁N ield s ▁received ▁an ▁Art ium ▁Bac cala ure us ▁degree ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁from ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Wil ming ton ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Del aware ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁there after ▁returning ▁to ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Wil ming ton ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Captain ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Or dn ance ▁Department ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁N ield s ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Herbert ▁Ho over ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Del aware ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Hugh ▁M . ▁Morris . ▁N ield s ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁He ▁assumed ▁senior ▁status ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4