Ernest E. L. Hammer (December 17, 1884 – March 10, 1970) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge from New York.
[2] Hammer lived in the Bronx starting in 1890, where his father worked as a builder and consultant.
He was admitted to the bar in 1906 and began practicing law, handling important litigated and business transactions in the Bronx.
[1] In the Assembly, Hammer was active in supporting numerous labor reform laws.
He also presided over various labor-management proceedings, with the head of the state's American Federation of Labor praising his pro-labor stance at one point.
A notable Catholic layman, he received Papal appointments as a Knight of Malta and Knight of the Holy Sepulchre, was rewarded with the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice and the Gold Cross of Jerusalem, and served as president of the board of governors of the Catholic Lawyers Guild.