Timothy Batten

Timothy Batten
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Incumbent
Assumed office May 8, 2021
Preceded by	Thomas W. Thrash Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Incumbent
Assumed office March 28, 2006
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Willis B. Hunt Jr.
Personal details
Born	Timothy Carroll Batten 1960 (age 63–64) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Education	Georgia Institute of Technology (BS) University of Georgia (JD)

Timothy Carroll Batten Sr. (born 1960) is the chief judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Education and career

Batten was born in Atlanta. He received a Bachelor of Science degree summa cum laude in industrial management from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1981,^[1][2] and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1984. He practiced with the firm of Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint in Atlanta from 1984 to 2006.

Federal judicial service

On September 28, 2005, Batten was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Batten was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 6, 2006, and received his commission on March 28, 2006.^[3]

On November 25, 2020, Judge Batten was assigned Pearson v. Kemp,^[4] a lawsuit filed by pro-Trump attorney Sidney Powell alleging fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The case was dismissed from the bench by Batten on December 7, 2020.^[5]

He became the chief judge on May 8, 2021, after Thomas W. Thrash Jr. assumed senior status.^[6]

References

1. "Timothy C. Batten Sr. | www.law.uga.edu". www.law.uga.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
2. "The Honorable Timothy C. Batten' Sr". American Conference Institute. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
3. Timothy Batten at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
4. "Pearson v. Kemp". Court Listener. November 25, 2020. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
5. Durkee, Alison (2020-12-07). "Sidney Powell's Georgia Lawsuit Gets Thrown Out In Court". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
6. Rankin, Bill; Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta (February 10, 2021). "Biden to make new appointment to federal bench in Atlanta". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 7, 2021.

Sources

• Timothy Batten at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Willis B. Hunt Jr.	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 2006–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Thomas W. Thrash Jr.	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 2021–present