- Timothy Tymkovich
Timothy M. Tymkovich (born
November 2 ,1956 inDenver, Colorado ) is afederal judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit .A native Coloradan, Tymkovich received a
B.A. fromColorado College and hisJ.D. from University of Colorado College of Law. After law school, he clerked for Colorado Chief JusticeWilliam Erickson from1982 -1983 . Tymkovich was Solicitor General for Colorado from1991 -1996 . He was in private practice until his appointment to the Tenth Circuit.President
George W. Bush nominated Tymkovich to the seat on the Tenth Circuit onJanuary 7 ,2003 . President Clinton previously had nominatedChristine Arguello for the seat, but she never received a hearing or a vote from theU.S. Senate . Tymkovich was confirmed swiftly by theUnited States Senate in a [http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=1&vote=00113 58-41 vote] less than two months later onApril 1 ,2003 . Tymkovich replaced JudgeJohn Carbone Porfilio , who tookSenior status .###@@@KEY@@@###succession box| title=Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit| before=
John Carbone Porfilio | after=incumbent | years=2003-present|External links
* [http://air.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=2991 Federal Judicial Center Profile]
* [http://www.usdoj.gov/olp/tymkovich.htm U.S. Department of Justice Profile]
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