Western District of North Carolina / Appointed / Served to 1900
Portrait of Hamilton Glover Ewart

Hamilton Glover Ewart

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Appointed by President William McKinley, Hamilton Glover Ewart was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He earned a law degree from University of South Carolina School of Law in 1876. Sources ↓

Lived
1849–1918
Appointed by
William McKinley
Confirmed
No recorded vote
Education
University of South Carolina Law 1876
Succeeded by
James Edmund Boyd

Federal judicial service

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Education

Questions & answers

Who appointed Hamilton Glover Ewart?
President William McKinley appointed Hamilton Glover Ewart to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Was Hamilton Glover Ewart appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Hamilton Glover Ewart was appointed by President William McKinley, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
Which court was Hamilton Glover Ewart on?
Hamilton Glover Ewart was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

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