Background
Whitman, Junior, M. Hamilton was born in 1947 in Baltimore, MD.
Whitman, Junior, M. Hamilton was born in 1947 in Baltimore, MD.
Gilman School; Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1969). University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Worked at Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, A Professional Corporation (Baltimore, MD) specializing in Admiralty Law, Construction Law, Commercial Litigation, Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Maryland. 1977, United States. District Court, District of Maryland.
1979, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. 1982, United States. Supreme Court. 1985, United States. Court of International Trade.
1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Author: Owen and Whitman, Fifteen Years Under Reliable Transfer: 1975-1990 Developments in American Maritime Law in Light of the Rule of Comparative Fault, 22 J. of Marit. L. and Com. 445 (1991).
Lecturer, Admiralty Law, University of Virginia Law School, 1983. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Forum Committee on Construction). Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Military: Lieutenant, USNR, 1969-1973.
Member: American Bar Association (Member, Forum Committee on Construction). Maritime Law Association of the United States. Military: Lieutenant, USNR, 1969-1973.