Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Cage 495
Hamilton, Orris Lee, 1914-1994
Orris Lee Hamilton Papers
1953-1978
9 Linear feet of shelf space
10 Boxes
Summary Reports, correspondence,
and printed materials of Orris Lee Hamilton, relating to judicial conferences, court rules and
committees such as the Washington State Judicial Conference.
Collection materials are in English
Justice Orris L. Hamilton was born in Prosser, Washington, on November 10, 1914. He
attended Washington College of Law at American University, and was awarded an LL.B.
there in 1940. His legal career included practice with law firms in Seattle and
Prosser followed by elected positions as Assistant Attorney General for the State of
Washington, as Prosecuting Attorney for Benton County, and as Superior Court Judge
for Benton and Franklin Counties. He served as Justice of the Supreme Court of the
State of Washington from 1962 until his retirement in 1978.
The Orris Lee Hamilton Papers range from 1953 to 1978, with the majority dating from
the period 1969 to 1976. In general, these papers contain materials received by
Justice Hamilton and retained by him for reference and information.
The papers have been arranged into four series: Judicial Conferences, Court Rules,
National Center for State Courts, and Committees.
Judicial conferences, by far the largest series, contains three kinds of material:
the proceedings of the conference, correspondence and other papers related directly
to the conferences, and booklets, drafts, and reports evidently collected at
conferences but not related directly to them. The Court Rules series contains
rulings, drafts, and other papers pertaining to courtroom procedure. The National
Center for State Courts series contains literature and proposals from the Center.
The Committees series, subdivided by specific committees, is made up of reports,
correspondence, and other papers.
The papers have been arranged into four series: Judicial Conferences, Court Rules, National Center for State Courts, and Committees.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
[Item description]
Orris Lee Hamilton Papers, 1953-1978 (Cage 495)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The Orris Lee Hamilton papers were donated to Washington State University Libraries
in June, 1979 (MS 79-28) by Justice Hamilton.
Additional Washington State Supreme Court Justices papers held by Washington State University MASC:
Robert Thomas Hunter, 1959-1976 (Cage 25)
Joseph A. Mallery Papers, 1924-1960 (Cage 684)
Warren W. Tolman Papers, 1898-1938 (Cage 4619)
John Stanley Webster Papers, 1901-1963 (Cage 459)
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Hamilton, Orris Lee, 1914-1994 -- Archives
Washington (State). Supreme Court
Judicial Council of the State of Washington
Judges -- Washington (State) -- Archives
Courts -- Washington (State)
Court rules -- Washington (State)
Judicial councils -- Washington (State)
Civil Procedure and Courts
Politics and Politicians
Washington (State)
Series I: Judicial Conferences
1
1
National Conference of Commissioners on
Uniform State Laws. Uniform Rules of Evidence
1953
1 item.
1
2
Pacific Northwest Seminar for Trial
Judges
1962
5 items.
1
3
Washington. Sixth Judicial Conference and
Superior Court Judges Association
1962
2 items.
1
4
Washington. Judicial Conference
(1963)
1963-1965
2 items.
1
5
Washington. Seventh Judicial Conference
and Superior Court Judges Association
1963
3 items.
1
6
Washington. Judicial Conference.
Summaries
1963
1 item.
1
7
Washington. Eighth Judicial Conference and
Superior Court Judges Association
1964
3 items.
1
8
Washington. Judicial Conference. Advanced
Reading
1964
3 items.
1
9
Washington. Ninth Judicial Conference.
Report of the Special Commission to Study the Problem of
Adequate Counsel for the Indigent Defendant and the Public Defender
System
1965
2 items.
1
10
Washington. Ninth Judicial Conference and
Annual Meeting of the Superior Court Judges Association
1965
3 items.
1
11
Washington State Bar Association. Annual
Meeting
1966
1 item.
1
12
Washington. Judicial
Conference
1966
3 items.
1
13
Washington. Tenth Judicial Conference and
Annual Meeting of the Superior Court Judges Association
1966
1 item.
1
14
Appellate Judges Conference. Appellate
Court Opinions
1966
1 item.
1
15
Washington. Eleventh Judicial Conference
and Annual Meeting of the Superior Court Judges Association
1967
1 item.
1
16
Washington. Twelfth Judicial Conference
and Annual Meeting of the Superior Court Judges Association
1968
8 items.
1
17
Washington. Judicial
Conference
1968
2 items.
1
18
Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge.
Nineteenth Annual Awards
1968
26 items.
1
19
Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge.
Twentieth Annual Awards
1969
17 items.
2
20
American Law Institute. Forty-sixth Annual
Meeting. Report
1969
1 item.
2
21
American Law Institute. Forty-sixth Annual
Meeting. Program
1969
1 item.
2
22
Washington. Judicial
Conference
1969
2 items.
2
23
Washington. Thirteenth Judicial Conference
and Annual Meeting of the Superior Court Judges Association
1969
1 item.
2
24
Conference of Chief Justices. Twenty-first
Annual Meeting. Proceedings
1969
13 items.
2
25
Conference of Chief Justices. Twenty-first
Annual Meeting. Proceedings (1969)
1967-1969
5 items.
2
26
Washington. Fourteenth Judicial Conference
and Annual Meeting of the Superior Court Judges Association
1970
6 items.
2
27
American Judicature Society. Current
Issues on the Judiciary. For the National Conference on the
Judiciary
1971
5 items.
2
28
Washington. Fifteenth Judicial Conference
and Annual Meeting of the Superior Court Judges Association
1971
1 item.
2
29
American Judicature Society.
Selected Readings on the Administration of Justice and Its
Improvement
1972
2 items.
2
30
National Conference of Chief Justices.
Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting
1972
1 item.
2
31
Washington. Sixteenth Judicial Conference
and Annual Meeting of the Superior Court Judges Association
1972
1 item.
2
32
National Conference on Criminal Justice.
Working Papers
1973
13 items.
2
33
Washington. Seventeenth Judicial
Conference and Annual Meeting of the Superior Court Judges
Association
1973
2 items.
2
34
Washington. Eighteenth Judicial Conference
and Annual Meeting of the Superior Court Judges Association
1974
2 items.
2
35
Appellate Judges Seminar. General
Session
1974
2 items.
2
36
Washington. Nineteenth Judicial Conference
and Annual Meeting of the Superior Court Judges Association
1975
3 items.
2
37
Washington. Twentieth Judicial Conference
and Annual Meeting of the Superior Court Judges Association
1976
3 items.
3
38
National Rifle Association.
Firearms Laws and Court Decisions
undated
1 item.
3
39
Chief Justice's Report to
Governor
1958-1972
3 items.
3
40
Lamoreaux, Steven. The Right of
Privacy: A Bibliography
1890-1961;
undated
1 item.
3
41
Washington State Law Enforcement Training
Manual
1963
1 item.
3
42
Various Papers and
Publications
1963-1971
11 items.
3
43
Citizens Conference on Washington Courts.
Meeting(1972)
1966-1972
15 items.
3
44
Citizens Conference on Washington Courts.
Meeting(1972)
1966-1972
13 items.
3
45
U.S. President's Commission on Law
Enforcement and Administration of Justice. Task Force on the
Administration of Justice. Task Force Report: The
Courts
1967
1 item.
3
46
Washington. Judicial Conference.
Programs
1968-1969
2 items.
3
47
American Law Institute. Forty-fifth Annual
Meeting. Contracts. Tentative Draft No. 4
1968
1 item.
3
48
American Law Institute. Forty-sixth Annual
Meeting. Contracts. Supplement to Tentative Draft No.
4
1969
1 item.
3
49
American Law Institute. Forty-sixth Annual
Meeting. Torts. Tentative Draft No. 14
1969
1 item.
3
50
American Law Institute. Forty-sixth Annual
Meeting. Torts. Tentative Draft No. 15
1969
1 item.
3
51
Washington. Office of the Administrator
for the Courts. District and Justice Court Activity
Report
1969
1 item.
3
52
Harris, Richard. "The Annals of Politics:
Justice," New Yorker, 8 November-22 November
l969
1969
1 item.
3
53
Council of State Governments. State
Court Systems: A Statistical Summary
1970
1 item.
3
54
Hawaii Judicial Seminar
1970
21 items.
3
55
National Conference on the Judiciary
(1971)
1970-1971
25 items.
3
56
National Conference of Chief Justices and
Court Administrators. Pamphlets, Articles, Resolutions, Etc.
(1972)
1970-1972
11 items.
3
57
National Conference of Chief Justices and
Court Administrators. Pamphlets, Articles, Resolutions, Etc.
1972
2 items.
3
58
National Conference of Chief Justices and
Court Administrators. Correspondence (1972)
1970-1972
1 item.
4
59
National Conference of Chief Justices and
Court Administrators. Correspondence (1972)
1971-1972
1 item.
4
60
Conference of Chief Justices
(1971)
1968-1971
8 items.
4
61-62
Conference of Chief Justices
1971
26 items.
4
63-64
Washington. Judicial Conference.
Papers
1971
39 items.
4
65-66
Washington. Judicial Conference. Papers
(1972)
1971-1972
60 items.
4
67
Washington. Court of Appeals. Conference
on Opinion Writing (1972)
1971-1972
4
68
Washington. Judicial Conference.
Papers
1972
26 items.
4
69
Washington. Judicial Council.
Comparative Analysis of American Bar Association Standards
for Criminal Justice with Washington Law, Rules and Legal
Practice
1972
2 items.
4
70
National Governors Conference Mutual
Assistance Program for Criminal Justice. Sources of Information
on Criminal Justice
1972
2 items.
4
71
Proceedings ... Honoring ... Charles L. Powell on ... His
Attaining Senior Status as U. S. District Judge
1972
1 item.
4
72
American Bar Association.
Conference
1972
3 items.
4
73-74
Washington. Judicial Council.
Meeting
1972
13 items.
4
75
Appellate Judges Conference on Criminal
Justice (1972)
1971-1972
26 items.
4
76
Council of State Courts Representatives
Meeting
1973
21 items.
4
77
U.S. Department of Justice. Law
Enforcement Assistance Administration. The Community and Criminal
Justice
1973
1 item.
4
78
National Conference on Criminal Justice.
Program
1973
4 items.
4
79
Burger, Warren E. Report on the
Federal Judicial Bench
1973
1 item.
4
80
Puget Sound. University. School of Law.
Curriculum
1973
27 items.
4
81
Puget Sound. University. School of Law.
Board of Visitors
1973-1974
3 items.
4
82
Puget Sound. University. School of Law.
Curriculum Committee
1973-1974
9 items.
4
83
Appellate Judges Seminar
1974
16 items.
4
84
Western Regional Conference of State Court
Representatives
1974
8 items.
5
85
Washington Citizens Conference on
Courts
1975
2 items.
5
86
Washington. Judicial Conference.
Papers
1976
7 items.
5
87
Five-State Judicial Conference
1976
4 items.
5
88
Washington. Appellate Judges
Seminar
1976
15 items.
5
89
U.S. Ninth Circuit Judicial
Conference
1976
8 items.
5
90
Meeting on Continuing Legal Education and
Trust Account Audit Rules
1976
6 items.
5
91
Washington. Appellate Judges
Seminar
1977
10 items.
5
92
Puget Sound. University. School of Law.
Board of Visitors Meeting
1977
2 items.
5
93
Council of State Court Representatives.
Meeting
1977
3 items.
5
94
Washington. Appellate Judges
Seminar
1978
5 items.
Series II: Court Rules
5
95
Proposed Rules for Judicial Information
System
undated
1 item.
5
96
Revised Rules on Appeal
1969
1 item.
5
97-98
Supreme Court Rules
1969-1977
25 items.
5
99
T2.03: Traffic Rule
1971
4 items.
5
100
Rules for Traffic Court
1971-1974
6 items.
5
101-102
Rules CAROA 33 and 34; ROA 33 and ROAI
34
1971-1972
15 items.
5
103
Rules for Courts of Limited
Jurisdiction
1971-1972
4 items.
5
104
Rules for Superior Court
1971-1973
5 items.
5
105
Rules of Criminal Procedure
1972-1973
3 items.
5
106
Rules for Discipline of Judges
1972-1975
5 items.
5
107-109
Rule APR 9: Legal Interns
1976-1977
24 items.
5
110
Discipline Rules for Attorneys; Proposed
Rules and Regulations for Trust Account Audits
1976-1977
3 items.
5
111
CR 3, 4, 5, 55 and 82
1976-1978
13 items.
5
112
Proposed Rule Changes from Rules
Committee
1977
10 items.
5
113
DRA 2.4(a)(4): Discipline Rules for
Attorneys; Disciplinary Board Membership
1977
1 item.
5
114
RAP 9.7(a): Rules of Appellate Procedure;
Clerk's Papers
1977
1 item.
5
115
CrR 3.6: Court Duty in Suppression
Hearings
1977
3 items.
5
116
Cr 41
1977-1978
2 items.
5
117
CrR 3.3: Speedy Trial
1977-1978
12 items.
6
118-119
Code of Professional Responsibility: Canon
2: Advertising
1977-1978
15 items.
6
120
CR 77(f): Sessions
1977-1978
15 items.
6
121
Rules of Evidence
1977-1978
6 items.
6
122
General Rules
1978
12 items.
6
123
Guidelines for Judicial
Campaigns
1978
1 item.
6
124
Proposed Juvenile Court Rules
1978
9 items.
Series III: National Center for State
Courts
6
125
File 1
1972-1973
22 items.
6
126-128
File 2
1973-1975
31 items.
6
129-131
File 3
1975-1978
47 items.
6
132
Washington Judicial Article Task Force.
Papers of 20 May 1976
1976
7 items.
6
133
Washington Judicial Article Task Force.
Papers of 25 June 1976
1976
8 items.
6
134
Washington Judicial Article Task Force.
Papers of 22 July 1976
1976
94 items.
6
135
Washington Judicial Article Task Force.
Papers of 19 August 1976
1976
90 items.
6
136
Washington Judicial Article Task Force.
Papers of 10 September 1976
1976
46 items.
6
137
Washington Judicial Article Task Force.
Papers of 24 September 1976
1976
5 items.
6
138
Washington Judicial Article Task Force.
Papers of 30 September 1976
1976
5 items.
6
139
Washington Judicial Article Task Force.
Papers of 7 October 1976
1976
3 items.
6
140
Washington Judicial Article Task Force.
Papers of 10 November 1976
1976
62 items.
6
141
Washington Judicial Article Task Force.
Accompanying Papers
1975-1976
11 items.
7
142
Conference (1972)
1971-1972
10 items.
7
143
Council Meeting
1974
10 items.
7
144
Washington Appellate Courts Project. Final
Report
1975
1 item.
7
145
Annual Report (1975)
1975-1976
2 items.
7
146
Western Judicial Conference
1976
8 items.
7
147-148
Western Regional Conference
1977
20 items.
7
149
Conference (1978)
1977-1978
24 items.
Series IV: Committees
Washington Judicial Council
7
150
September Agenda
1969
2 items.
7
151
December Agenda
1969
1 item.
7
152
February Agenda
1970
1 item.
7
153
November Agenda
1970
1 item.
7
154
Crime, Law, and Correction ... A Report
1969
1 item.
7
155
The Small Claim: An Interim Report ...
1969
1 item.
7
156
Traffic Bail in Washington State
1969
1 item.
7
157
Agenda and Exhibits
1969
2 items.
7
158
Referral Letters
1970-1972
11 items.
7
159
Letters and Papers
1970-1972
5 items.
7
160
Proposed Amendments to Criminal
Rules
1975
1 item.
7
161
Rules, Summary, Minutes
1976
1 item.
7
162-164
State-Federal ... Council
1971-1973
49 items.
7
165
1970-1971 Washington Judicial
Council
1970-1971
18 items.
8
166-167
1970-1971 Washington Judicial
Council
1970-1971
37 items.
8
168-170
1972-1973 Washington Judicial
Council
1971-1975
35 items.
8
171
Alternate Provisions for Revision
...
1969
1 item.
8
172
Finley Memorandum
1970
2 items.
8
173-175
1970-1977 File
1970-1977
44 items.
8
176-177
1975 File
1974-1976
19 items.
8
178
Task Force Committee
(1975)
1975-1976
5 items.
8
179
Task Force Committee
(1976)
1976
10 items.
8
180
Revised Article. Draft 1
1976
11 items.
Court Congestion
8
181-183
File 1
1977
31 items.
8
184-185
File 2
1971-1978
20 items.
8
186-187
File 3
1978
22 items.
Bench-Bar-Press
8
188
File 1
1971-1978
12 items.
8
189
File 2
1971-1978
20 items.
9
190
File 3
1971-1978
17 items.
9
191
Seminar
1973
2 items.
Continuing Legal Education
9
192-193
1975-1976 Program
1975-1976
15 items.
9
194
1977-1978 Program
1977-1978
8 items.
Citizens' Committee on Washington
Courts
10
195-196
File 1
1966-1975
27 items.
10
197-198
West Virginia File
1974-1975
42 items.
10
199
Wisconsin. Citizens' Study Committee
on Judicial Organization. Report
1973
1 item.