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Claude M. Hilton
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Senior status since December 31, 2005.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Nominated
- May 15, 1985
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- June 12, 1985
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), June 20, 1985
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- July 10, 1985
- Commissioned
- July 11, 1985
- Senior status
- Since December 31, 2005
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1940, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Assistant commonwealth's attorney, Arlington, Virginia, 1967-1968
- Private practice, Arlington, Virginia, 1968-1973, 1976-1985
- Commonwealth's attorney, Virginia, 1974-1975
- Commissioner in chancery, Virginia Circuit Court, Arlington County, 1976-1985
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