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Who's Who in Law: David F. Hamilton [Indianapolis Business Journal (IN)](Indianapolis Business Journal (IN) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) David F. Hamilton, 54 U.S. Circuit Judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit David Hamilton was appointed U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals by President Barack Obama in November 2009. He was previously appointed U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana by President Bill Clinton in 1994 and served as chief judge of the Southern District from Jan. 1, 2008, until his appointment as circuit judge. He previously served as the Seventh Circuit's representative on the Criminal Law Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States and currently serves as the Circuit's representative on the Space and Facilities Committee of the Judicial Conference. He also has taught as an adjunct faculty member of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and serves on the advisory board of the law school's Center for Constitutional Democracy in Plural Societies. Hamilton was formerly a partner at Barnes & Thornburg, where his practice was in commercial work and governmental litigation with a large dose of pro bono litigation on behalf of civil liberties plaintiffs and historic preservation groups. He served as counsel to Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh from 1989 until 1991. The son of a Methodist minister who moved around a bit, Hamilton grew up in Indianapolis, Evansville and Bloomington. He graduated from Haverford College and Yale Law School and studied in Germany as a Fulbright scholar. Hamilton served as law clerk to Judge Richard D. Cudahy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. A private figure, he admits, "It is pretty well-known that I love playing squash, traveling and reading almost anything." (c) 2011 IBJ Corporation |