James Clinkscales Hill

Personal

Birthday: 
1924
Birthplace: 
Darlington, SC
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1943-1945
Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1948-1974

Education

Name of School: 
University of South Carolina
Degree: 
B.Sc.
Degree Year: 
1948
Name of School - Second: 

Emory University School of Law

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Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1948

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Court Name: 

Georgia Northern District Court

President Nominating: 
Richard M. Nixon
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
8/9/1974
Termination Date: 
5/26/1976
Termination Reason: 
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Court Name - Second: 

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second: 
5/21/1976
Termination Date - Second: 
10/1/1981
Termination Reason - Second: 
Reassignment
Court Name - Third: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Court Name - Third: 

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Third: 
10/1/1981
Retirement from Active Service - Third: 
10/15/1989