Irving Hill
| Irving Hill | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Position: | Seat #7 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Active: | 9/18/1966 - 10/15/1980 |
| Chief: | 1979 - 1980 |
| Senior: | 10/15/1980 - 3/18/1998 |
| Preceded by: | 80 Stat. 75 |
| Succeeded by: | Richard Gadbois |
| Past post: | Southern District of California |
| Past term: | 6/10/1965 - 9/18/1966 |
| Past position: | Seat #6 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | February 6, 1915 |
| Home State: | Lincoln, NE |
| Deceased: | March 18, 1998 |
| Undergraduate: | U. of Nebraska, B.A., 1936 |
| Law School: | Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1939 |
| Military service: | U.S. Naval Reserve 1944 - 1946 Lieutenant, J.G. |
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Irving Hill (1915-1998) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Hill was nominated to the Southern District of California by President Lyndon Johnson on May 18, 1965, to a seat vacated by William Mathes; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 9, 1965, and received commission the next day. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. From 1979-1980, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on October 15, 1980. He served the Central District of California until his death on March 18, 1998.[1] Hill was succeeded in this position by Richard Gadbois.
Early life and education
- University of Nebraska, B.A., 1936
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1939[1]
Professional career
- Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1939
- Assistant to general counsel, Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, Oregon, 1939-1942
- Special assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington DC, 1942-1946
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, J.G., 1944-1946
- Legal adviser to the U.S. delegation, United Nations Economic and Social Council, 1946
- Private practice, Beverly Hills, California, 1946-1961[1]
- Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, California, 1961-1965[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of California
Hill was nominated to the Southern District of California by President Lyndon Johnson on May 18, 1965, to a seat vacated by William Mathes; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 9, 1965, and received commission the next day. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966.
Central District of California
He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. From 1979-1980, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on October 15, 1980. He served the Central District of California until his death on March 18, 1998.[1] Hill was succeeded in this position by Richard Gadbois.
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Central District of California 1966–1980 Seat #7 |
Succeeded by: Richard Gadbois |
| Preceded by: William Mathes |
Southern District of California 1965–1966 Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: ' |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: George King • James Selna • Dean Pregerson • John Walter • Otis Wright • George Wu • Percy Anderson • Cormac Carney • David Carter • Audrey Collins • Gary Feess • Dale Fischer • Andrew Guilford • Philip Gutierrez • Virginia Phillips • Robert Klausner • James Otero • Manuel Real • Christina Snyder • Stephen Wilson • Margaret Morrow • Fernando Olguin • Dolly Gee • Beverly Reid O'Connell • John A. Kronstadt • Josephine S. Tucker • Michael Fitzgerald • Jesus Bernal | ||
| Senior judges |
Alicemarie Stotler • Valerie Baker Fairbank • Terry Hatter • Bill Keller • Spencer Letts • Ronald Lew • Consuelo Marshall • Mariana Pfaelzer • Robert Timlin • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Charles F. Eick • Stephen Hillman • Paul Abrams • Robert Block • Jacqueline Chooljian • Rita Federman • Victor Kenton • Fred Mumm • Margaret Nagle • Arthur Nakazato • Oswald Parada • Alicia Rosenberg • Suzanne Segal • Patrick Walsh • Andrew Wistrich • Carla Woehrle • Ralph Zarefsky • Vijay Chand Gandhi • Sheri Pym • David Bristow • John McDermott • Jean Rosebluth • Michael Wilner • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Gilbert Jertberg • Carlos Moreno • Kim McLane Wardlaw • Florence-Marie Cooper • Robert Kelleher • Stephen Larson • Howard Matz • George Schiavelli • Robert Takasugi • Harry Pregerson • Pamela Rymer • Richard Paez • Warren Ferguson • Cynthia Holcomb Hall • Ferdinand Francis Fernandez • Leon Rene Yankwich • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • Lourdes Baird • Robert Bonner • William Byrne, Jr. • William Byrne, Sr. • Charles Carr • Thurmond Clarke • Elisha Crary • Jesse Curtis • John Davies • Robert Firth • Richard Gadbois • William Gray • Peirson Hall • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • Harry Hupp • James Ideman • David Kenyon • Malcolm Lucas • Lawrence Lydick • Linda McLaughlin • Edward Rafeedie • William Rea • Gary Taylor • Dickran Tevrizian • Laughlin Waters • Francis Whelan • David Williams • Jacqueline Nguyen • Atsushi Wallace Tashima • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Alicemarie Stotler • Terry Hatter • Consuelo Marshall • Manuel Real • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • William Byrne, Jr. • Thurmond Clarke • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • | ||
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
- Central District of California, Seat 7
- Southern District of California, Seat 6
- Former federal judge, Southern District of California
- Former federal judge, Central District of California
- Appointed by Lyndon Johnson
- Confirmed 1965
- Senior federal judge
- Former chief judge, Central District of California
- U. of Nebraska Alumni
- Harvard Law Alumni
