Claude M. Hilton

Claude M. Hilton
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 31, 2005
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
In office
May 19, 2000 – May 18, 2007
Appointed byWilliam Rehnquist
Preceded byJames Cacheris
Succeeded byRoger Vinson
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office
1997–2004
Preceded byJames C. Cacheris
Succeeded byJames R. Spencer
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office
July 11, 1985 – December 31, 2005
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded bySeat established by 98 Stat. 333
Succeeded byLiam O'Grady
Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court of Arlington County, Virginia
In office
1976–1985
Commonwealth Attorney of Arlington County, Virginia
In office
1974–1975
Personal details
Born
Claude Meredith Hilton[1]

(1940-12-08) December 8, 1940 (age 83)[2]
Scott County, Virginia, U.S.
SpouseJoretta Cabaniss[2]
EducationOhio State University (BS)
American University (JD)

Claude Meredith Hilton (born December 8, 1940) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and heir to the Hilton hotel chain.

  1. ^ Herbert, Miranda C.; McNeil, Barbara (2000). Biography and Genealogy Master Index: A Consolidated Index to More Than 3,200,000 Biographical Sketches in Over 350 Current and Retrospective Biographical Dictionaries. Gale Research Company. p. 1920. ISBN 9780787629953 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, first session, on confirmation hearings on appointments to the federal judiciary and the Department of Justice. pt.2. S. HRG.; 99-141 PTS. 1-4. 1985. p. 18 – via Hathi Trust Digital Library.