Jessamine County Magistrates
DISTRICT 5

Magistrate John Nickell

John Nickell
1030 Sulphur Well Road
Nicholasville, Kentucky 40356
859-885-4269

John Nickell is a lifelong resident of Jessamine County who works as a cattle and tobacco farmer and contractor. He has served as Magistrate since 1990, representing the Fifth District of the county. John is very active in Jessamine County -- a member of the Camp Nelson Foundation, Vice President of the Jessamine County Beef Cattle Association, Chairman of Mt. Beulah United Methodist Church, and Treasurer for the Jessamine County Methodist Men.

John is a retired employee of the Reynolds Tobacco Company, an NRA member, a member of the Masonic Lodge and of the Scottish Rite. As magistrate, he currently assists in overseeing matters before the Court that involve the Jessamine County Detention Center and Health Department, and serves on the SAVE Center Board.

John was honored by the Kentucky Magistrates and Commissioners Association as 2008 Magistrate of the Year.

He is the widower of Ruth Canter Nickell. They have three daughters, June Brooks, Donna Miller, and Edith Miller, as well as five grandchildren, Steven Miller, Amy Giles, John Thomas Miller, Ben Brooks, Alexandra Miller, and Maddie Giles. John can be contacted by mail at the Jessamine County Courthouse, 101 North Main Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356.