William Homer Timbers

Judge William Homer Timbers

Personal

Birthday:

9/5/1915

Birthplace:

Yonkers, NY

Date of Death:

11/26/1994

Place of Death:

Suffield, CT

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

Dartmouth College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1937

Name of School - Second:

Yale University Law School

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School, is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty, small classes, limitless opportunities for clinical training, and strong encouragement of public service. Small by design, our impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates and its ongoing scholarship and outreach through 17 centers and projects.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1940

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Connecticut

Court Name:

Connecticut District Court

President Nominating:

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

9/2/1960

Termination Date:

8/6/1971

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

7/29/1971

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

7/10/1981

Termination Date - Second:

11/26/1994

Termination Reason - Second:

Death