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Frederick George Hamley

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1903 in Seattle, WA

Died 1975

FJC ID: 960

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 26/year

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1956–1975195619601980200020202025260
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 425/year

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1956–19751956196019802000202020254250
citing decisions

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1956–1975

Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.

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Frederick George Hamley (October 24, 1903 – May 5, 1975) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Supreme Court of the State of Washington
    Justice · 1949–1956
    • chief justice · 1955–1956
  2. National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners
    1943–1949
    • assistant general solicitor · 1943–1945
    • general solicitor · 1945–1949
  3. Department of Public Service, State of Washington
    Director · 1941–1943
  4. State of Washington/legal advisor, Gov. Arthur B. Langlie, Washington
    State of Washington/legal advisor, Gov. Arthur B. Langlie, Washington
    Special assistant attorney general · 1941
  5. Grand Coulee Dam, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
    Assistant district counsel · 1938–1940
  6. Private practice, Seattle, Washington
    1932–1938
  7. Seattle [Washington] Water Department
    Superintendent · 1938

Appointments

  1. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
    1956–1975 · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. University of Washington
    B.A.
  2. University of Washington School of Law