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Jean Constance Hamilton

Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Jean Constance Hamilton serves on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Appointed by George H.W. Bush and confirmed Sep 28, 1990. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
George H.W. Bush
Confirmed
Sep 28, 1990
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1945

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MissouriGeorge H.W. Bush · Sep 28, 1990

Education

  • Wellesley CollegeB.A., 1968
  • Washington University School of LawJ.D., 1971
  • Yale Law SchoolLL.M., 1982

Career

Attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1971-73; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Missouri, 1973-1978; Corporate counsel, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, St. Louis, Missouri, 1978-1981; Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, 1982-1988; Adjunct professor, St. Louis University Law School, 1986-1987, 1989; Adjunct professor, Washington University School of Law, 1987-1992; Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, 1988-1990; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1998-2003

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