Background
Hamilton, Dagmar Strandberg was born on January 10, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Eric Wilhelm and Anna Elizabeth (Sjöström) Strandberg.
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Dagmar Strandberg Hamilton
Edit Profileeducator Civil rights Constitutional lawyer
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Swarthmore College, 1953. Juris Doctor, University of Chicago Law School, 1956. Juris Doctor, American University, 1961.
Career
Attorney civil rights division United States Dept Justice, Washington, 1965-1966. Assistant instructor government University Texas, Austin, 1966-1971. Lecturer Law School University Arizona, Tucson, 1971-1972.
Editor, researcher Associate William O. Douglas Supreme Court of the United States Court, Washington, 1962-1973, 75-76. Editor, researcher Douglas autobiography Random House Company, 1972-1973. Staff counsel Judiciary Committee United States House of Representatives, 1973-1974.
Assistant professor L.B. Johnson School Public Affairs University Texas, Austin, 1974-1977, associate professor, 1977—1983, associate dean, 1983—1987, professor, 1983—2006, professor emeritus, since 2007. Interdisciplinary professor University Texas Law School, 1983—2006. Visiting professor Washington University Law School, St. Louis, 1982, University Maine, Portland, 1992.
Godfrey Distinguished visiting professor University Maine Law School, 2002. Visiting fellow University London, QMW School Law, 1987—1988. Visiting professor University Maine, Portland, 2002.
Visiting fellow University Oxford Institute European & Comparative Law, 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Member Texas State Bar Association, American Law Institute, Association Public Policy Analysis and Management, Swarthmore College Alumni Council (representative), Kappa Beta Phi (honorary), Phi Kappa Phi (honorary).
Connections
Married Robert West. Hamilton, June 26, 1953. Children: Eric Clark, Robert Andrew Hale, Meredith Hope.
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Religion
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Political Party
Democrat