Jump to content

Olin Hatfield Chilson

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Dicklyon (talk | contribs) at 13:41, 7 June 2022 (case fix senator, rep, judge, and more (via WP:JWB)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Olin Hatfield Chilson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
In office
December 31, 1973 – September 28, 1991
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
In office
March 5, 1960 – December 31, 1973
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byWilliam Lee Knous
Succeeded byRichard Paul Matsch
Personal details
Born
Olin Hatfield Chilson

(1903-11-22)November 22, 1903
Pueblo, Colorado
DiedSeptember 28, 1991(1991-09-28) (aged 87)
EducationUniversity of Colorado Law School (LL.B.)

Olin Hatfield "Chilly" Chilson (November 22, 1903 – September 28, 1991) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.

Education and career

Born on November 22, 1903, in Pueblo, Colorado, Chilson received a Bachelor of Laws in 1927 from the University of Colorado Law School. At Colorado, he played college football as a quarterback and was captain of the 1925 Colorado Silver and Gold football team. He was also captain of the basketball and baseball teams at Colorado.[1]

Chilson entered private practice in La Jara, Colorado in 1927, practicing in Greeley, from 1927 to 1928, and in Loveland, from 1928 to 1954. He was a district attorney for the Eighth Judicial District of Colorado from 1940 to 1948. He was an Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior from 1956 to 1957. He was Undersecretary of the United States Department of the Interior from 1957 to 1958. He returned to private practice in Denver, Colorado from 1958 to 1960.[2]

Federal judicial service

Chilson was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on February 19, 1960, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado vacated by Judge William Lee Knous. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1, 1960, and received his commission on March 5, 1960. He was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1970 to 1973. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1973. His service terminated on September 28, 1991, due to his death.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hatfield Chilson (2018) - CU Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Olin Hatfield Chilson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
1960–1973 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olin_Hatfield_Chilson&oldid=1091973984"