Education
Georgetown University Law Center. Georgetown University.
Georgetown University Law Center. Georgetown University.
Judge Timlin was nominated by President of the United States Bill Clinton on April 26, 1994, to a new seat created by 104 Statistics 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.
He earned his undergraduate 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.
Prior to his federal appointment, Judge Timlin had served as Associate Justice of the 4th District Court of Appeal in California, the Municipal Court and Superior Court for Riverside County, Corona City Attorney, and as an Assistant United States Attorney. Prior to coming to California, Judge Timlin worked as a Special Attorney for the United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division.
He was appointed to the California Court of Appeal by Republican Governor George Deukmejian and to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat. Buono v. Norton, 212 F. Supp.
2d 1202 (Civil Defense Cal 2002), aff"d 371 F.3d 543 (9th Cir 2004), on remand 364 F. Supp.
2d 1175 (Civil Defense Cal 2005), aff"d sub nominate Buono v. Kempthorne, 527 F.3d 758 (9th Cir 2008), certified granted sub nominate Salazar v. Buono, 129 South. Court
1313 (United States 2009).