George Bell Timmerman Sr.
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 and confirmed by voice vote, George Bell Timmerman Sr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina. He earned a law degree from University of South Carolina School of Law in 1902. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1881–1966
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1942
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of South Carolina Law 1902
- Succeeded
- Alva Moore Lumpkin
- Succeeded by
- Robert Witherspoon Hemphill
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Eastern District of South Carolina succeeded Alva Moore Lumpkin | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1942 | Western District of South Carolina succeeded Alva Moore Lumpkin | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
Judicial Record
In our data, Timmerman authored 25 published opinions for the court (1942–1960). Most cited: Briggs v. Elliott (110 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Briggs v. Elliott | 132 F. Supp. 776 | 110 |
| 1959 | United States v. Livingston | 179 F. Supp. 9 | 103 |
| 1948 | Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Public Service Commission | 77 F. Supp. 675 | 26 |
| 1960 | Gaines W. Harrison & Sons, Inc. v. JI Case Company | 180 F. Supp. 243 | 16 |
| 1956 | Beleos v. Life and Casualty Insurance Co. of Tenn. | 161 F. Supp. 627 | 15 |
| 1949 | Beard-Laney, Inc. v. United States | 83 F. Supp. 27 | 15 |
| 1950 | Williams v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. | 89 F. Supp. 485 | 13 |
| 1953 | South Carolina Elec. & Gas Co. v. Aetna Ins. Co. | 114 F. Supp. 79 | 10 |
| 1952 | Briggs v. Elliott | 103 F. Supp. 920 | 10 |
| 1946 | Storey v. United Ins. Co | 64 F. Supp. 896 | 10 |
| 1942 | Guess v. Montague | 51 F. Supp. 61 | 10 |
| 1942 | McNorrill v. Gibbs | 45 F. Supp. 363 | 10 |
| 1956 | JEFFERSON STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Smith | 161 F. Supp. 679 | 9 |
| 1947 | Toomer v. Witsell | 73 F. Supp. 371 | 8 |
| 1960 | Bulova Watch Company v. Rogers-Kent, Incorporated | 181 F. Supp. 340 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 25 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed George Bell Timmerman Sr.?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed George Bell Timmerman Sr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina in 1942.
- Was George Bell Timmerman Sr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Bell Timmerman Sr. was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Bell Timmerman Sr.'s confirmation vote?
- George Bell Timmerman Sr. was confirmed by voice vote on January 20, 1942. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Bell Timmerman Sr. on?
- George Bell Timmerman Sr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).