Phyllis Jean Hamilton (born 1952) is a United States federal judge.
Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Hamilton received a B.A. from Stanford University in 1974 and a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1976. She was a Deputy public defender, Office of the Public Defender, CA from 1976 to 1980. She was a Manager, EEO Programs, Farinon Electric Corporation in 1980. She was an Administrative judge, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, San Francisco Regional Office, CA from 1980 to 1985. She was a Court commissioner, Municipal Court, Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Judicial District from 1985 to 1991.
Hamilton is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Hamilton was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 9, 2000, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089, 5105. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 24, 2000, and received her commission on May 25, 2000.
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 1991–2000
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“In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.”
—Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804)