David Hamilton (judge)
| David Frank Hamilton | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
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Assumed office November 23, 2009 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Francis Ripple |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana | |
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In office January 1, 2008 – November 24, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Larry J. McKinney |
| Succeeded by | Richard L. Young |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana | |
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In office October 11, 1994 – November 24, 2009 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Samuel Hugh Dillin |
| Succeeded by | Tanya Walton Pratt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
David Frank Hamilton July 2, 1957 Bloomington, Indiana |
| Education |
Haverford College B.A. Yale Law School J.D. University of Tübingen |
David Frank Hamilton (born 1957) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He was previously a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. On March 17, 2009, he became President Barack Obama's first judicial nominee when he was named for a seat on the Seventh Circuit. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 19, 2009, in a 59-to-39 vote.
Born in Bloomington, Indiana, Hamilton grew up in southern Indiana and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College in 1979, followed by a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1983. He also performed graduate work as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tübingen in Germany.
Hamilton worked from 1983 until 1984 as a law clerk for Judge Richard Dickson Cudahy of the Seventh Circuit. He then entered private practice in Indianapolis until 1989 as an associate at the law firm of Barnes & Thornburg. He served as legal counsel to Indiana Governor Evan Bayh from 1989 until 1991. Hamilton returned to Barnes & Thornburg in Indianapolis, working as a partner from 1991 until becoming a federal judge in 1994. During his time in private practice, Hamilton frequently did pro bono work for the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, where he served briefly as a board member and vice president for litigation.
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