Timothy Steven Buckley was appointed to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District by Governor Deukmejian in 1990 and was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was also elected to the Superior Court of Kings County in 1984 and appointed to the Justice Court of Hanford Judicial District in 1978. He served in the U.S. Army from 1968-1970 and graduated from the University of Santa Clara Law School in 1973. He was married with two children.