Herbert Jefferson Hutton (November 26, 1937 – April 8, 2007) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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, Hutton received an
Artium Baccalaureus degree from
Lincoln University in 1959 and a
Juris Doctor
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from
Temple University School of Law
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in 1962. He was an attorney with the Pennsylvania Housing and Home Finance Agency from 1962 to 1964. He was in private practice in Philadelphia from 1964 to 1988. He was a hearing officer for the Board of Revision of Taxes in Philadelphia from 1982 to 1988.
Federal judicial service
Hutton was nominated by President
Ronald Reagan
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on May 17, 1988, to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
Clarence Charles Newcomer
Clarence Charles Newcomer (January 18, 1923 – August 22, 2005) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for more than 33 years.
Education and career
Newcomer was born in M ...
. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on August 11, 1988, and received his commission on August 12, 1988. He assumed
senior status on September 6, 2003. Hutton served in that capacity until his death.
Personal life and death
Hutton died on April 8, 2007, in
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
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after an extended illness.
See also
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List of African-American federal judges
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List of African-American jurists
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References
Sources
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1937 births
2007 deaths
African-American judges
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
Lawyers from Philadelphia
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) alumni
Temple University Beasley School of Law alumni
Pennsylvania lawyers