Robert James Timlin
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office
February 1, 2005  January 17, 2017
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office
September 15, 1994  February 1, 2005
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded bySeat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded byStephen G. Larson
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office
1971–1975
Personal details
Born
Robert James Timlin

(1932-07-26)July 26, 1932
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 17, 2017(2017-01-17) (aged 84)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
EducationGeorgetown University (AB, JD, LLM)

Robert James Timlin (July 26, 1932 – January 17, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Education

Timlin earned his Artium Baccalaureus degree from Georgetown University in 1954, his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1959, and his Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law Center in 1964.

Career

Timlin was in the United States Army as a Private, First Class from 1955 to 1957. He was later a law clerk and attorney for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company from 1959 to 1960 and entered private practive from 1960 to 1961. Timlin then became a Trial Attorney at the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice from 1961 to 1964.[1]

From 1964 to 1966, Timlin served as Assistant United States Attorney of the Central District of California. On leaving that role, he was in private practice for one year until he became the City Attorney of Corona, California, a position he held from 1967 to 1970.[1]

In 1970, Timlin was a teacher at Chaffey Union Jr. College in California. He reentered private practice in California from 1971 to 1976. Timlin then served as a judge in the Municipal Court, Corona Judicial District from 1976 to 1980. From 1980 to 1990 He was a judge in the Riverside County Superior Court. He was then appointed as an Associate Justice of the 4th District Court of Appeal in California by Governor George Deukmejian, a role he served in from 1990 to 1994.[1][2]

Federal judicial service

Timlin was nominated by President of the United States Bill Clinton on April 26, 1994, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 14, 1994, and received his commission on September 15, 1994. Timlin assumed senior status on February 1, 2005, and remained in that status until his death on January 17, 2017.[3]

Published works

  • "Pitchess Motions Revisited", California Judicial Education and Research Journal, Spring, 1981
  • Water Softeners Discharge, National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, January, 1973

Notable cases

  • Buono v. Norton, 212 F. Supp. 2d 1202 (C.D. Cal. 2002), aff'd 371 F.3d 543 (9th Cir. 2004), on remand 364 F. Supp. 2d 1175 (C.D. Cal. 2005), aff'd sub nom. Buono v. Kempthorne, 527 F.3d 758 (9th Cir. 2008), cert. granted sub nom. Salazar v. Buono, 129 S. Ct. 1313 (U.S. 2009)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Robert J. Timlin". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  2. "Robert James Timlin-California Appellate Legacy Project" (PDF).
  3. Richard K. DeAtley. "Robert J. Timlin, Inland's first federal judge, dies at age 84" The Press Enterprise, January 17, 2017
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