William Homer Timbers

Biography of William Homer Timbers

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Timbers
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Homer
• Date of Birth: September , 5 , 1915
• Place of Birth (POB): Yonkers , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: November , 26 , 1994
• Place of Death (POD): Suffield , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Homer Timbers Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Connecticut
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Dwight D. Eisenhower ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/11/1960
• Seat vacated by: Smith , J. Joseph
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/11/1960
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 08/31/1960
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/01/1960
• Commission Date: 09/02/1960
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1964
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1971
• Date of Termination: 08/06/1971
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of William Homer Timbers

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/13/1971
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Anderson , Robert Palmer
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/13/1971
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 07/28/1971
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/29/1971
• Commission Date: 07/29/1971
• Retirement from Active Service: 07/10/1981
• Date of Termination: 11/26/1994
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

William Homer Timbers in the Law School

• Name of School: Dartmouth College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1937

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Yale Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1940

William Homer Timbers Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New York City, 1940-1948, 1956-1960
• Private practice, Stamford, Connecticut, 1948-1953
• General counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1953-1956
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, August 27, 1959; no Senate vote

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