James Hill (Eleventh Circuit)
James Clinkscales Hill was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. He was reassigned to a new seat on the Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981, which was created by statute reorganizing the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Prior to his reassignment to the Eleventh Circuit, Judge Hill served on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit from 1976 to 1981.[1]
Early life and education
A native of Darlington, South Carolina, Hill earned his B.Sc. from the University of South Carolina in 1948 and his J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 1948.[1]
Military career
Hill served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1945.[1]
Professional career
- 1981-2017: Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- 1989-2017: Senior judge
- 1981-1989: Judge
- 1976-1981: Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
- 1974-1976: Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- 1948-1974: Private practice, Atlanta, Ga.[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Hill was reassigned to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on October 1, 1981, which was created by statute reorganizing the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. He elected to take senior status on October 15, 1989, and served as a senior federal judge until his death on March 31, 2017. He was succeeded in this position by Judge Stanley Birch.[1]
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Hill was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit by President Gerald Ford on May 4, 1976, to a seat vacated by Griffin Bell. Hill was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 19, 1976, and he received his commission on May 21, 1976. Hill's service on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit terminated on October 1, 1981, due to his reassignment to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.[1]
Northern District of Georgia
Hill was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia by President Richard Nixon on July 9, 1974, to a seat vacated by Sidney Smith. Hill was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 8, 1974, and he received his commission the next day. Hill resigned from the district court on May 26, 1976, upon his elevation to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.[1] Hill was succeeded in this position by Judge Harold Murphy.[1]
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
External links
- Judge Hill's biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- Judge Hill's biography from the Eleventh Circuit website
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Sidney Smith |
Northern District of Georgia 1974–1976 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Harold Murphy |
| Preceded by: Griffin Bell |
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 1976–1981 |
Succeeded by: NA |
| Preceded by: NA - new seat 94 Stat. 1994 |
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1981–1989 |
Succeeded by: Stanley Birch
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: William Pryor • Adalberto Jordan • Charles Wilson (Florida) • Barbara Lagoa • Robin Rosenbaum • Jill Pryor • Elizabeth Branch • Britt Grant • Kevin Newsom • Andrew Brasher • Nancy Gbana Abudu | ||
| Senior judges |
Stanley Marcus • Julie Carnes • Robert Lanier Anderson • Gerald Tjoflat • James Edmondson (Federal judge) • Joel Dubina • Susan Black (Eleventh Circuit) • Frank Hull • Edward Carnes • | ||
| Former judges | Beverly Martin • Peter Fay • John Godbold • Phyllis Kravitch • Joseph Hatchett • Albert Henderson • Paul Roney • David Dyer • Elbert Tuttle • Thomas Clark (Eleventh Circuit) • Richard Rives • Robert Vance • Lewis Morgan • Emmett Cox • Stanley Birch • Rosemary Barkett • James Hill (Eleventh Circuit) • Warren Leroy Jones • John Bryan Simpson • Frank M. Johnson, Jr. • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
John Godbold • Robert Lanier Anderson • Gerald Tjoflat • Joseph Hatchett • James Edmondson (Federal judge) • Paul Roney • Joel Dubina • Edward Carnes • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Timothy Batten • William M. Ray, II • Steve C. Jones • Eleanor L. Ross • Mark Howard Cohen • Leigh Martin May • Jean-Paul Boulee • Michael L. Brown (Georgia) • Steven Grimberg • Victoria Calvert • Sarah Geraghty | ||
| Senior judges |
Orinda Evans • Clarence Cooper • Richard Story • Willis Hunt • Charles Pannell • Amy Totenberg • Thomas Thrash (Georgia) • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Alan Baverman • Walter E. Johnson • Russell G. Vineyard • Linda T. Walker • J. Clay Fuller • Justin Anand • John Larkins (Georgia) • Catherine Salinas • Christopher Bly • Regina Cannon • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Jack Camp • Marvin Shoob • Horace Ward • Owen Forrester • Beverly Martin • Charles Moye • William O'Kelley • Ernest Tidwell • Julie Carnes • William Duffey • Harold Murphy • Robert Vining • John Cochran Nicoll • John Erskine • Albert Henderson • Lewis Morgan • Frank Hull • James Hill (Eleventh Circuit) • Henry Kent McCay • William Truslow Newman • Samuel Hale Sibley • Emory Marvin Underwood • Maurice Andrews • Newell Edenfield • Richard Freeman • Robert Hall (Georgia) • Frank Hooper • William Sloan • Sidney Smith • Robert Lee Russell (Federal judge) • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Orinda Evans • Charles Moye • William O'Kelley • Ernest Tidwell • Robert Vining • Albert Henderson • Lewis Morgan • Maurice Andrews • Newell Edenfield • Frank Hooper • Sidney Smith • Robert Lee Russell (Federal judge) • Thomas Thrash (Georgia) • | ||
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| 1974 |
Bauer • Bramwell • Cahn • Churchill • Clarke • Cook • Elfvin • Fitzgerald • Flaum • Gerry • Kirkland • Sessions • Torruella • Graafeiland | ||
| 1975 |
Brimmer • Brotman • Grady • Haden • Henley • Higginbotham • Kennedy • Leighton • McNagny • Meskill • O'Conor • Rogers • Shell • Siler • Stafford • Stevens • Thompson • Tjoflat • Wong | ||
| 1976 |
Ackerman • Anderson • Aronovitz • Broderick • Callister • Cohill • Copenhaver • Crowley • Davis • Fay • Goettel • Guy • Haight • Hall • Hill • Ingram • Manos • Munson • Poole • Pratt • Richey • Schwartz • Schwarzer • Sear • Sterling • Takasugi • Waters • Williams • Wood | ||
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
