Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr. (November 30, 1892 – December 28, 1973) was a

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of the

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and previously was a United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Hamlin received a

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from the

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in 1914. He was a deputy district attorney of Alameda County, California from 1915 to 1920, and was in private practice in Oakland from 1920 to 1947. He was a Judge of the

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from 1947 to 1953.

Federal judicial service

Hamlin was nominated by President

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on July 23, 1953, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Monroe Mark Friedman. He was confirmed by the

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on August 1, 1953, and received his commission on August 3, 1953. His service terminated on April 15, 1958, due to his elevation to the Ninth Circuit. Hamlin was nominated by President Eisenhower on March 6, 1958, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge William Denman. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 25, 1958, and received commission the next day. He assumed

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on September 5, 1963. His service terminated on December 28, 1973, due to his death.

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