Olin Hatfield Chilson
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1960 and confirmed by voice vote, Olin Hatfield Chilson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. He earned a law degree from University of Colorado Law School in 1927. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1903–1991
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1960
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Colorado Law School 1927
- Succeeded
- William Lee Knous
- Succeeded by
- Richard Paul Matsch
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | District of Colorado succeeded William Lee Knous | Eisenhower (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
| University of Colorado Law School | LL.B. | 1927 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Chilson authored 60 published opinions for the court (1960–1980). Most cited: Davis v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (29 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Davis v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | 369 F. Supp. 277 | 29 |
| 1978 | Dailey v. Elicker | 447 F. Supp. 436 | 18 |
| 1975 | Carpenters & Millwrights Health Benefit Trust Fund v. Domestic Insulation Co. | 387 F. Supp. 144 | 18 |
| 1979 | In Re Hellman | 474 F. Supp. 348 | 15 |
| 1970 | Fix v. Swinerton and Walberg Company | 320 F. Supp. 58 | 15 |
| 1967 | Empey v. United States | 272 F. Supp. 851 | 15 |
| 1968 | United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company v. Tanner | 279 F. Supp. 396 | 14 |
| 1963 | United States v. Ryan | 213 F. Supp. 763 | 14 |
| 1973 | Hampton v. Schauer | 361 F. Supp. 641 | 12 |
| 1966 | Valley Loan Association v. United States | 258 F. Supp. 673 | 11 |
| 1974 | Ben v. General Motors Acceptance Corporation | 374 F. Supp. 1199 | 10 |
| 1962 | Ruark v. Schooley | 211 F. Supp. 921 | 10 |
| 1977 | Mobile Housing Environments v. Barton and Barton | 432 F. Supp. 1343 | 9 |
| 1975 | Roberts v. Morton | 389 F. Supp. 87 | 9 |
| 1973 | United Farm Workers Union, AFL-CIO v. Mel Finerman Co. | 364 F. Supp. 326 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 60 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 Olin Hatfield Chilson?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Olin Hatfield Chilson to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in 1960.
- Was Olin Hatfield Chilson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Olin Hatfield Chilson was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Olin Hatfield Chilson's confirmation vote?
- Olin Hatfield Chilson was confirmed by voice vote on March 1, 1960. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Olin Hatfield Chilson on?
- Olin Hatfield Chilson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).