Timothy Hillman
2022 - Present
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Timothy S. Hillman is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He joined the court in 2012 after an appointment from President Barack Obama (D). He assumed senior status on July 1, 2022.[1]
At the time of his appointment, Hillman was a federal magistrate judge for the court. He was first appointed to this position on February 13, 2006.[2]
Biography
Education
Judge Hillman was born in 1948 in Chicago, Illinois. He received his B.A. degree from Coe College in 1970 and his J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1973.[2][1]
Professional career
- 1998-2006: Justice, Massachusetts Superior Court
- 1991-1998: Justice, Massachusetts District Court
- 1981-1991: Attorney in private practice[1][3]
Judicial career
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| Name: Timothy Hillman |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
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| Confirmed after nomination. |
 Nominated: 2012
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District of Massachusetts
On August 5, 2011, Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown recommended to the President the nomination of Judge Hillman as district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Worcester.[4]
Obama officially nominated Hillman on November 30, 2011, to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts to fill the vacancy left by Nancy Gertner.[5]
Hillman was rated "Unanimously Well Qualified" by the American Bar Association. He had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 15, 2012, and you can find his Committee Questionnaire available here and his Questions for the Record available here.[6]
On June 4, 2012, the United States Senate confirmed Timothy Hillman to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts with a vote of 88-1.[7][8] He assumed senior status on July 1, 2022.[1]
District of Massachusetts, Maigstrate
Hillman was appointed a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Worcester Division) on February 13, 2006. He served until he was elevated to an Article III post for the district.[2][1]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, "Magistrate judges of the District of Massachusetts since 1971"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Timothy Hillman at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, "Judge Hillman biography," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednom2 - ↑ Boston Herald.com, "Senators Scott Brown, John Kerry seek 2 for federal judiciary," August 6, 2011
- ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate," November 30, 2011
- ↑ 112th Congress Nomination Materials
- ↑ Report on the Activities of the Senate Judiciary Committee, 112th Congress
- ↑ United States Periodic Press Gallery
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Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Massachusetts
State courts:
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court • Massachusetts Appeals Court • Massachusetts Superior Courts • Massachusetts District Courts • Massachusetts Housing Courts • Massachusetts Juvenile Courts • Massachusetts Land Courts • Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts • Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts
State resources:
Courts in Massachusetts • Massachusetts judicial elections • Judicial selection in Massachusetts
