Hamilton, Jean Constance Born 1945 in St. Louis, MO Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri Nominated by George H.W. Bush on August 3, 1990, to a seat vacated by John F. Nangle. Confirmed by the Senate on September 28, 1990, and received commission on October 1, 1990. Served as chief judge, 1995-2002. Education: Wellesley College, B.A., 1968 Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1971 Yale Law School, LL.M., 1982 Professional Career: Attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1971-73 Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Missouri, 1973-1978 Corporate counsel, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, St. Louis, Missouri, 1978-1981 Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, 1982-1988 Adjunct professor, St. Louis University Law School, 1986-1987, 1989 Adjunct professor, Washington University School of Law, 1987-1992 Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, 1988-1990