Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr.

Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office September 5, 1963 – December 28, 1973
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office March 26, 1958 – September 5, 1963
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	William Denman
Succeeded by	Walter Raleigh Ely Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office August 3, 1953 – April 15, 1958
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Monroe Mark Friedman
Succeeded by	Lloyd Hudson Burke
Personal details
Born	Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr. (1892-11-30)November 30, 1892 Oakland, California
Died	December 28, 1973(1973-12-28) (aged 81)
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BL)

Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr. (November 30, 1892 – December 28, 1973) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Education and career

Born in Oakland, California, Hamlin received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of California, Berkeley in 1914. He was a deputy district attorney of Alameda County, California from 1915 to 1920, and was in private practice in Oakland from 1920 to 1947. He was a Judge of the Alameda County Superior Court from 1947 to 1953.

Federal judicial service

Hamlin was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 23, 1953, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Judge Monroe Mark Friedman. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1, 1953, and received his commission on August 3, 1953. His service terminated on April 15, 1958, due to his elevation to the Ninth Circuit.

Hamlin was nominated by President Eisenhower on March 6, 1958, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge William Denman. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 25, 1958, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on September 5, 1963. His service terminated on December 28, 1973, due to his death.

Sources

• Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.