Robert J. Timlin

Personal

Birthday: 
1932
Birthplace: 
Buffalo, NY
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army private first class, 1955-1957
Law clerk and attorney, Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 1959-1960
Private practice, 1960-1961, 1966-1967
Trial attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1961-1964
Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1964-1966
City attorney, Corona, California, 1967-1970
Teacher, Chaffey Union Jr. College, California, 1970
Private practice, California, 1971-1976
Judge, Corona Judicial District [California] Municipal Court, 1976-1980
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, 1980-1990
Associate justice, California District Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Two, 1990-1994

Education

Name of School: 
Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1954
Name of School - Second: 

Georgetown University Law Center

The Law Center provides a world of opportunities. We offer more courses and more seminars on domestic and international topics than any other law school in the country. Our program in clinical education, ranked among the best in the nation, offers a wide range of legal assistance to needy members of our community - including domestic abuse and child cases, political asylum cases, and environmental justice. Our location puts us within walking distance of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Department of Justice.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1959
Name of School - Third: 

Georgetown University Law Center

The Law Center provides a world of opportunities. We offer more courses and more seminars on domestic and international topics than any other law school in the country. Our program in clinical education, ranked among the best in the nation, offers a wide range of legal assistance to needy members of our community - including domestic abuse and child cases, political asylum cases, and environmental justice. Our location puts us within walking distance of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Department of Justice.

Degree - Third: 
LL.M.
Degree Year - Third: 
1964

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Central District of California
Court Name: 

California Central District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
9/15/1994
Retirement from Active Service: 
2/1/2005
Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services: 

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1971-1975