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Olin Hatfield Chilson
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Olin Hatfield Chilson served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Mar 1, 1960.
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Confirmed
- Mar 1, 1960
- Born
- 1903
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColoradoDwight D. Eisenhower · Mar 1, 1960 – Sep 28, 1991
Education
- University of Colorado Law SchoolLL.B., 1927
Career
Private practice, La Jara, Colorado, 1927; Private practice, Greeley, Colorado, 1927-1928; Private practice, Loveland, Colorado, 1928-1954; District attorney, Eighth Judicial District, Colorado, 1940-1948; Assistant secretary of the interior, 1956-1957; Undersecretary of the interior, 1957-1958; Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1958-1960; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1970-1973
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