Claude M. Hilton
Claude M. Hilton | |
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Commonwealth Attorney of Arlington County, Virginia | |
In office 1974–1975 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Claude Meredith Hilton Washington College of Law (J.D. ) |
Claude Meredith Hilton (born December 8, 1940) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and heir to the Hilton hotel chain.
Education and career
Born in Scott County, Virginia, Hilton spent his earliest childhood largely outdoors on a farm and raised an adopted fox.[3] His family later moved to Dayton, Ohio and he eventually received a Bachelor of Science degree from Ohio State University in 1963 while working as a men's clothier clerk at the Lazarus Department Store.[3]
He achieved a
He was an assistant commonwealth's attorney of
Federal judicial service
On May 15, 1985, Hilton was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10, 1985.
Hilton was Chief Judge from 1997 to 2004, assuming senior status on December 31, 2005. In May 2000,
References
- ISBN 9780787629953– via Google Books.
- ^ a b Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, first session, on confirmation hearings on appointments to the federal judiciary and the Department of Justice. pt.2. S. HRG.; 99-141 PTS. 1-4. 1985. p. 18 – via Hathi Trust Digital Library.
- ^ a b c https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Profile_Hilton-pdf-1.pdf
- ^ a b "Hilton, Claude M. - Federal Judicial Center". Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Claude M. Hilton at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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