Robert J. Timlin

Robert James Timlin was a judge in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He was nominated to the newly created position by President Clinton in 1994, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Prior to this, he was an Associate Justice on the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two, and a Judge on the Superior Court in Riverside County. He also served as a U.S. Magistrate, a City Attorney, and a private law practitioner. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1965 and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1962. He was a Democrat and a Roman Catholic.