Paul Gerhart Hatfield

1928–2000 · Great Falls, MT

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of MontanaJudgeJimmy Carter (Democratic)May 10, 1979Death, Jul 3, 2000

Education

  • University of Montana School of Law, LL.B., 1955

Professional Career

U.S. Army, Signal Corps, 181st Signal Depot Company, 1952-1953; Private practice, Great Falls, Montana, 1955-1960; Chief deputy city attorney, Great Falls, Montana, 1959-1960; Judge, Montana District Court, Eighth Judicial District, 1961-1976; Chief justice, Montana Supreme Court, 1977-1978; U.S. senator from Montana, 1978

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