Irving Hill (February 6, 1915 – March 18, 1998) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Irving Hill
California Central District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Born 1915 in Lincoln, NE
Died 1998 in Los Angeles, CA
FJC ID: 1044
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 3/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 15/year
California Southern District Court · 1965–1966California Central District Court · 1966–1998
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.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Superior Court of California, County of Los AngelesJudge · 1961–1965
- Private practice, Beverly Hills, California1946–1961
U.S. Department of JusticeSpecial assistant U.S. attorney · 1942–1946- U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant junior grade1944–1946
- United Nations Economic and Social CouncilLegal advisor to the U.S. delegation · 1946
- Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OregonAssistant to general counsel · 1939–1942
- U.S. Department of JusticeAttorney · 1939
Appointments
1966–1998 (None (reassignment))Term ended: Death
1965–1966 · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)Term ended: Reassignment
Education
LL.B. · 1939- University of NebraskaB.A. · 1936