David F. Hamilton
| David 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 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 23, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Larry McKinney |
| Succeeded by | Richard Young |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana | |
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In office October 11, 1994 – November 23, 2009 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Samuel Dillin |
| Succeeded by | Tanya Pratt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 2, 1957 Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Haverford College Yale University |
David Frank Hamilton (born 1957) is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He was previously the chief 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's degree from Haverford College in 1979, followed by a J.D. 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 Cudahy on 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.
President Clinton nominated Hamilton to be a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on June 8, 1994. The Senate confirmed Hamilton in a voice vote on October 7, 1994. In 2008, Hamilton became the chief judge of the Southern District of Indiana.
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