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Walter Hartman Hodge (August 29, 1896 – July 12, 1975) was a
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of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.


Education and career

Born in
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,
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, Hodge received a
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from
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in 1919. He was a
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for the
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from 1919 to 1920. He was in private practice of law in Wenatchee,
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in 1921. He was a deputy prosecuting attorney of Skagit County, Washington from 1921 to 1924. He was in private practice of law in
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, Washington from 1925 to 1926. He was an
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for the District of Alaska Territory from 1926 to 1929. He was in private practice in Seattle from 1929 to 1934. He was in private practice in Cordova, Territory of Alaska from 1934 to 1954. He was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska Territory from 1954 to 1959. He was an associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1959 to 1960.


Federal judicial service

Hodge was nominated by President
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on January 14, 1960, to the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, to a new seat created by 72 Stat. 339. He was confirmed by the
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on February 18, 1960, and received commission on February 19, 1960. He served as chief judge from 1961 to 1966. He assumed
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on August 30, 1966. His service was terminated on July 12, 1975, due to his death.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodge, Walter Hartman 1896 births 1975 deaths Justices of the Alaska Supreme Court Alaska Territory judges Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska People from Auburn, Indiana United States district court judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower 20th-century American judges University of Washington School of Law alumni Assistant United States Attorneys Law clerks Washington (state) lawyers People from Skagit County, Washington People from Cordova, Alaska