Clyde H. Hamilton
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In office
November 30, 1999 – September 2, 2020
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In office
July 22, 1991 – November 30, 1999
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded bySeat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded byDennis Shedd
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
In office
December 1, 1981 – July 31, 1991
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byRobert F. Chapman
Succeeded byWilliam Byrd Traxler Jr.
Personal details
Born
Clyde Henry Hamilton

(1934-02-08)February 8, 1934
Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedSeptember 2, 2020(2020-09-02) (aged 86)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
EducationWofford College (BS)
George Washington University Law School (JD)

Clyde Henry Hamilton (February 8, 1934 – September 2, 2020) was a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and a former United States district judge for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.[1]

Education and career

Born in Edgefield, South Carolina, Hamilton received a Bachelor of Science degree from Wofford College in 1956 and a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School in 1961. He was in the United States Army as a Reserve Captain from 1956 to 1958. He was in private practice in Edgefield from 1961 to 1963, and in Spartanburg, South Carolina from 1963 to 1982.[2]

Federal judicial service

On November 13, 1981, Hamilton was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by Judge Robert F. Chapman. Hamilton was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 24, 1981, and received his commission on December 1, 1981, serving until July 31, 1991.[2]

On June 12, 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated Hamilton for elevation to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 18, 1991, and received his commission on July 22, 1991. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1999.[2] Hamilton died on September 2, 2020, aged 86.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Justices and Judges of the United States Courts". The Office. 1980 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c "Hamilton, Clyde H. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  3. ^ Monk, John (September 3, 2020). "Longtime SC Judge Hamilton of US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals dies at 86". The State. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

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Legal offices Preceded byRobert F. Chapman Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina 1981–1991 Succeeded byWilliam Byrd Traxler Jr. Preceded bySeat established by 104 Stat. 5089 Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 1991–1999 Succeeded byDennis Shedd
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