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Paul Gerhart Hatfield
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Montana · 1979
Paul Gerhart Hatfield , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. Paul Gerhart Hatfield (April 29, 1928 – July 3, 2000) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist. He served briefly as United States Senator from Montana in 1978, and then as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.
Education
- University of Montana School of LawLL.B., 1955
Career
U.S. Army, Signal Corps, 181st Signal Depot Company, 1952-1953; Private practice, Great Falls, Montana, 1955-1960; Chief deputy city attorney, Great Falls, Montana, 1959-1960; Judge, Montana District Court, Eighth Judicial District, 1961-1976; Chief justice, Montana Supreme Court, 1977-1978; U.S. senator from Montana, 1978
Biography
Paul Gerhart Hatfield (April 29, 1928 – July 3, 2000) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist. He served briefly as United States Senator from Montana in 1978, and then as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.
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