Elwood Hamilton

Elwood Hamilton

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

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United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

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Education

Law

University of Louisville, 1904

Personal

Birthplace

Kentucky

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Elwood Hamilton (1883-1945) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Hamilton died on September 19, 1945.

Early life and education

• University of Louisville, LL.B., 1904

Professional career

• Private practice, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1905-1922
• Member, Kentucky General Assembly, 1912-1914
• Collector of internal revenue, State of Kentucky, 1917-1922
• Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 1922-1935

Judicial nominations and appointments

Sixth Circuit

Hamilton was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 25, 1938 to replace Charles Harwood Moorman. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 1st, and received commission on March 4th. He served on this court until his death on September 19, 1945.

Western District of Kentucky

Hamilton was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 14, 1935 to replace Charles Dawson. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 18th, and received commission on June 20th. He served on this court until April 1, 1938, when he was appointed to the Sixth Circuit. Hamilton was succeeded in this position by Shackelford Miller.

External links

• Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit website.
• Elwood Hamilton's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Charles Dawson	Western District of Kentucky 1935–1938 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Shackelford Miller
Preceded by: Charles Harwood Moorman	Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1938–1945	Succeeded by: Shackelford Miller