Jean Constance Hamilton
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and confirmed by voice vote, Jean Constance Hamilton is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. She earned a law degree from Washington University School of Law in 1971. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1945 · age 81
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1990
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Wellesley College 1968 · Washington Law 1971
- Succeeded
- John Francis Nangle
- Succeeded by
- Ronnie Lee White
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Eastern District of Missouri succeeded John Francis Nangle | G.H.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Wellesley College | B.A. | 1968 |
| Washington University School of Law | J.D. | 1971 |
| Yale Law School | LL.M. | 1982 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hamilton was assigned 5,065 district-court cases (1984–2022). Median time from filing to termination: 288 days across 5,062 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 233 of Hamilton’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 198 were affirmed, 19 reversed or vacated, and 16 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Hamilton authored 69 published opinions for the court (1991–2011). Most cited: Resolution Trust Corp. v. Fiala (25 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Resolution Trust Corp. v. Fiala | 870 F. Supp. 962 | 25 |
| 1992 | Murphy v. Jones | 801 F. Supp. 283 | 18 |
| 1992 | Smith v. Paslode Corp. | 799 F. Supp. 960 | 17 |
| 2001 | Wiles v. Capitol Indem. Corp. | 215 F. Supp. 2d 1029 | 16 |
| 1993 | Resolution Trust Corp. v. Gershman | 829 F. Supp. 1095 | 15 |
| 2010 | Secure Energy, Inc. v. Coal Synthetics, LLC | 708 F. Supp. 2d 923 | 13 |
| 1992 | Sullivan v. Curators of University of Missouri | 808 F. Supp. 1420 | 13 |
| 1994 | Burch v. Fluor Corp. | 867 F. Supp. 873 | 11 |
| 1993 | Hull v. NCR Corp. | 826 F. Supp. 303 | 11 |
| 1995 | Schlup v. Delo | 912 F. Supp. 448 | 9 |
| 1993 | United States v. One Parcel Property Located at 9638 Chicago Heights, St. Louis, Missouri | 831 F. Supp. 736 | 9 |
| 1993 | INTERN. ASS'N OF MACHINISTS v. General Dynamics | 821 F. Supp. 1306 | 9 |
| 2009 | Lasco Foods, Inc. v. Hssmc | 600 F. Supp. 2d 1045 | 8 |
| 2008 | Teasley v. Forler | 548 F. Supp. 2d 694 | 8 |
| 1994 | Wittmann v. United States | 869 F. Supp. 726 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 69 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Jean Constance Hamilton?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Jean Constance Hamilton to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 1990.
- Was Jean Constance Hamilton appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jean Constance Hamilton was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jean Constance Hamilton's confirmation vote?
- Jean Constance Hamilton was confirmed by voice vote on September 28, 1990. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Jean Constance Hamilton on?
- Jean Constance Hamilton is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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35 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).