Elwood Hamilton

Judge Elwood Hamilton

Personal

Birthday:

2/22/1883

Birthplace:

Benson, KY

Date of Death:

9/19/1945

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1905-1922
State representative, Kentucky, 1912-1914
Collector of internal revenue, State of Kentucky, 1917-1922
Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 1922-1935

Education

Name of School:

University of Louisville Law Department

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1904

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky

Court Name:

Kentucky Western District Court

President Nominating:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/20/1935

Termination Date:

4/1/1938

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

3/4/1938

Termination Date - Second:

9/19/1945

Termination Reason - Second:

Death