About Claude M. Hilton
Born 1940. Claude M. Hilton is an American lawyer and judge.
Federal judicial service On May 15, 1985, Hilton was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10, 1985.
Hilton served as chief judge from 1997 to 2004, assuming senior status on December 31, 2005. In May 2000, Chief Justice William Rehnquist appointed Hilton as a judge on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). His term on the FISC expired on May 18, 2007.
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Who is Claude M. Hilton?
United States federal judge
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Claude M. Hilton was born on 8 December 1940 in Scott County.
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Claude M. Hilton is a lawyer and judge.
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Claude M. Hilton is American.
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