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Elwood Hamilton
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Elwood Hamilton served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Mar 1, 1938.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Mar 1, 1938
- Born
- 1883
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of KentuckyFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jun 18, 1935 – Apr 1, 1938
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Mar 1, 1938 – Sep 19, 1945
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
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Elwood Hamilton, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1381731/elwood-hamilton (accessed 2026-10-15).