Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr.
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 and confirmed by voice vote, Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1892–1973
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley 1914
- Succeeded
- William Denman
- Succeeded by
- Walter Raleigh Ely Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Northern District of California succeeded Monroe Mark Friedman | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
| 1958 | Ninth Circuit succeeded William Denman | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Hamlin authored 10 published opinions for the court (1953–1972). Most cited: Samuel v. Curtis Pub. Co. (23 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Samuel v. Curtis Pub. Co. | 122 F. Supp. 327 | 23 |
| 1972 | Stark v. Connally | 347 F. Supp. 1242 | 18 |
| 1955 | Purcell v. United States | 130 F. Supp. 882 | 11 |
| 1954 | Benton v. United Towing Co. | 120 F. Supp. 638 | 10 |
| 1957 | Stewart v. United States | 158 F. Supp. 25 | 6 |
| 1956 | Anderson v. United States | 138 F. Supp. 332 | 5 |
| 1954 | Erickson v. Allstate Insurance Company | 126 F. Supp. 100 | 5 |
| 1954 | Guy F. Atkinson Co. v. Merritt, Chapman & Scott Corp. | 123 F. Supp. 720 | 4 |
| 1953 | Smith v. United States | 117 F. Supp. 525 | 4 |
| 1956 | United States v. American Trading Co. of San Francisco | 138 F. Supp. 536 | 2 |
Showing the 10 most-cited of 10 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 Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr.?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1958.
- Was Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr. was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on March 25, 1958. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr. on?
- Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).