Robert Timlin

Robert J. Timlin (born 1932 in Buffalo, New York) is a Senior District Judge for the Central District of California in the Ninth Circuit.

Appointment

Judge 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. He earned his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in 1954, his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1959, and his Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law Center in 1964.

Previous career

Prior to his federal appointment, Judge Timlin had served as Associate Justice of the 4th District Court of Appeals 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 State appellate court by Republican Governor George Deukmejian and to the federal bench by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat.

Published works

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

Representative cases

*Garat v. City of Riverside (4th Dist. Ct. of Appeal 1991);
*Garat v. City of Riverside, 3 Cal.Rptr.2d 504 (Cal.App. 4 Dist. 1991);
*People v. Taylor, 9 Cal.Rptr.2d 227 (Cal.App. 4 Dist. 1992);
*Osborn v. Mission Ready Mix, 273 Cal.Rptr. 457 (Cal.App. 4 Dist. 1990);
*Coca Cola Bottling Co. of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Jones), 286 Cal.Rptr. 855 (Cal.App. 4 Dist. 1991)

External links

* [http://www.pe.com/breakingnews/local/stories/PE_News_Local_C_judge26.1d2de5e4.html PE.com]
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