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Samuel Hugh Dillin
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Samuel Hugh Dillin served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Appointed by John F. Kennedy and confirmed Sep 21, 1961.
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy
- Confirmed
- Sep 21, 1961
- Born
- 1914
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of IndianaJohn F. Kennedy · Sep 21, 1961 – Mar 13, 2006
Education
- Indiana UniversityA.B., 1936
- Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law)LL.B., 1938
Career
Private practice, Petersburg, Indiana, 1938-1942, 1946-1961; Secretary, Public Service Commission of Indiana, 1942-1943; U.S. Army captain, 1943-1946; State representative, Indiana, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1951; State senator, Indiana, 1959, 1961; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1979-1982; Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 1983-1992
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