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Elwood Hamilton

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1935–1938

Elwood Hamilton , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Elwood Hamilton (February 22, 1883 – September 19, 1945) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

Education

  • University of Louisville Law Department (now Louis D. Brandeis School of Law)LL.B., 1904

Career

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

Biography

Elwood Hamilton (February 22, 1883 – September 19, 1945) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

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Capitol Receipts, “Elwood Hamilton : Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/j958/elwood-hamilton (accessed 2026-10-13).

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