Who appointed Timothy C. Batten Sr.?

President George W. Bush appointed Timothy C. Batten Sr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 2006.

Was Timothy C. Batten Sr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Timothy C. Batten Sr. was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Timothy C. Batten Sr.'s confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Timothy C. Batten Sr. 88–0 on March 6, 2006.

Northern District of Georgia / Appointed 2006 / Served to 2025

Timothy C. Batten Sr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by the Senate 88–0, Timothy C. Batten Sr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 1984. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1960 · age 66
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2006
Confirmed: 88–0
Education: Georgia Institute of Technology 1981 · University of Georgia Law 1984
Succeeded: Willis B. Hunt Jr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2006	Northern District of Georgia succeeded Willis B. Hunt Jr.	G.W. Bush (R)	88–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 88–0 on March 6, 2006 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 31. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 88

38 D, 50 R

Did not vote · 12

6 D, 5 R, 1 I

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology	B.S.	1981
University of Georgia School of Law	J.D.	1984

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Batten was assigned 6,777 district-court cases (1969–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 136 days across 6,748 closed cases.

Civil rights16%

Prisoner & habeas15%

Other civil matters15%

Other federal statutes10%

Contract9%

Real property9%

Other26%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 389 of Batten’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 326 were affirmed, 37 reversed or vacated, and 26 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

In our data, Batten authored 46 published opinions for the court (2006–2011). Most cited: Honig v. COMCAST OF GEORGIA I, LLC (16 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
2008	Honig v. COMCAST OF GEORGIA I, LLC	537 F. Supp. 2d 1277	16
2008	Insituform Technologies, Inc. v. Amerik Supplies, Inc.	588 F. Supp. 2d 1349	14
2010	TracFone Wireless, Inc. v. Zip Wireless Products, Inc.	716 F. Supp. 2d 1275	12
2006	Carmichael v. Kellogg, Brown & Root Services, Inc.	450 F. Supp. 2d 1373	11
2007	APAC-Southeast, Inc. v. Coastal Caisson Corp.	514 F. Supp. 2d 1373	10
2011	Tri-State Consumer Insurance v. Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Inc.	823 F. Supp. 2d 1306	9
2010	J.D.P. Ex Rel. Pope v. Cherokee County, Georgia School District	735 F. Supp. 2d 1348	9
2010	American Insurance v. Evercare Co.	699 F. Supp. 2d 1355	9
2007	Ferrell v. Gwinnett County Board of Education	481 F. Supp. 2d 1338	9
2006	DeKalb County School District v. J.W.M. Ex Rel. W.M.	445 F. Supp. 2d 1371	9
2006	Graphic Arts Mutual Insurance v. Essex Insurance	465 F. Supp. 2d 1290	8
2011	Long v. Fulton County School District	807 F. Supp. 2d 1274	7
2008	Mattox v. Life Insurance Co. of North America	536 F. Supp. 2d 1307	7
2010	Citimortgage, Inc. v. Dhinoja	705 F. Supp. 2d 1378	6
2007	United States v. Seher	574 F. Supp. 2d 1368	6

Showing the 15 most-cited of 46 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 Timothy C. Batten Sr.?: President George W. Bush appointed Timothy C. Batten Sr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 2006.
Was Timothy C. Batten Sr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Timothy C. Batten Sr. was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Timothy C. Batten Sr.'s confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Timothy C. Batten Sr. 88–0 on March 6, 2006.
Which court was Timothy C. Batten Sr. on?: Timothy C. Batten Sr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Sources

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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).