george, bell, timmerman, march, 1881, april, 1966, united, states, district, judge, united, states, district, court, eastern, district, south, carolina, united, states, district, court, western, district, south, carolina, senior, judge, united, states, distric. George Bell Timmerman Sr March 28 1881 April 22 1966 was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina George Bell Timmerman Sr Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South CarolinaIn office October 7 1965 April 22 1966Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South CarolinaSenior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of South CarolinaIn office October 10 1962 October 7 1965Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South CarolinaIn office 1952 1962Preceded byJulius Waties WaringSucceeded byRobert W HemphillJudge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South CarolinaJudge of the United States District Court for the Western District of South CarolinaIn office January 23 1942 October 10 1962Appointed byFranklin D RooseveltPreceded byAlva M LumpkinSucceeded byRobert W HemphillPersonal detailsBornGeorge Bell Timmerman 1881 03 28 March 28 1881Edgefield County South CarolinaDiedApril 22 1966 1966 04 22 aged 85 Columbia South CarolinaEducationUniversity of South Carolina School of Law LL B Contents 1 Education and career 2 Federal judicial service 3 Family 4 References 5 SourcesEducation and career editBorn in Edgefield County South Carolina Timmerman received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1902 1 where he was also head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team citation needed He was in private practice in Lexington South Carolina from 1902 to 1942 serving as a solicitor for the 5th Judicial Circuit of South Carolina from 1905 to 1908 and the 11th Judicial Circuit of South Carolina from 1908 to 1920 He was also a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1923 to 1924 1 Federal judicial service editTimmerman was nominated by President Franklin D Roosevelt on December 18 1941 to a joint seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina vacated by Judge Alva M Lumpkin He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 20 1942 and received his commission on January 23 1942 He served as Chief Judge of the Eastern District from 1952 to 1962 He assumed senior status on October 10 1962 He was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina on October 7 1965 pursuant to 79 Stat 951 His service terminated on April 22 1966 due to his death in Columbia South Carolina 1 Family editTimmerman s son George Bell Timmerman Jr became Governor of South Carolina and a state circuit judge in South Carolina citation needed References edit a b c George Bell Timmerman Sr at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center Sources editGeorge Bell Timmerman Sr at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center Legal offices Preceded byAlva M Lumpkin Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina1942 1962 Succeeded byRobert W Hemphill Preceded byJulius Waties Waring Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina1952 1962 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Bell Timmerman Sr amp oldid 1112298758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
