Career
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Batten received a Bachelor of Surgery from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia in 1984. He practiced with the firm of Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint in Atlanta from 1984 to 2006. On September 28, 2005, Batten was nominated by President George West. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia vacated by Willis B. Hunt, Junior.
Batten was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 6, 2006, and received his commission on March 28, 2006.
