Robert Timlin

Robert Timlin

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Central District of California

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Education

Bachelor's

Georgetown University, 1954

Graduate

Georgetown University Law Center, 1964

Law

Georgetown University Law Center, 1959

Personal

Birthplace

Buffalo, N.Y.

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Robert J. Timlin was a federal judge who served on the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He joined the court in 1994 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Timlin elected to take senior status on February 1, 2005, and served as a senior judge until his death on January 17, 2017.

Early life and education

A native of Buffalo, New York, Timlin graduated from Georgetown University with his bachelor's degree in 1954. He earned both a J.D. and a LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1959 and 1964, respectively.

Military career

Timlin served as a private first class in the U.S. Army from 1955-1957.

Professional career

• 1994-2017: United States District Court for the Central District of California

• 2005-2017: Senior judge
• 1994-2005: Judge

• 1990-1994: Judge, California Fourth District Court of Appeal
• 1980-1990: Judge, Superior Court of Riverside County
• 1976-1980: Judge, Corona Municipal Court
• 1971-1976: Private practice, California
• 1971-1975: Federal magistrate judge (part-time), Central District of California
• 1970: Instructor at Chaffey Union Junior College
• 1967-1970: City attorney for Corona, Calif.
• 1966-1967: Private practice
• 1964-1966: Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California
• 1961-1964: Trial attorney in the Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice
• 1960-1961: Private practice
• 1959-1960: Law clerk and attorney, Pennsylvania Railroad Company

Judicial career

Central District of California

Timlin began his federal judicial career as a magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Timlin was appointed to a four year part-time term in 1971 and served in that role until 1975.

Timlin was nominated by President Bill Clinton on April 26, 1994, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. Timlin was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 14, 1994, on a voice vote and he received his commission on September 15, 1994. Timlin elected to take senior status on February 1, 2005, and he served as a senior judge until his death on January 17, 2017. He was succeeded in this position by Judge Stephen Larson.

See also

• United States District Court for the Central District of California
• United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

External links

• Judge Timlin's biography at the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: NA-New Seat 104 Stat. 5089	Central District of California 1994–2005 Seat #27	Succeeded by: Stephen Larson