Southern District of Ohio / Appointed 2010 / Active

Timothy Seymour Black

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by voice vote, Timothy Seymour Black is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 1983. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, May 11, 2010

Appointed by
Barack Obama, 2010
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Harvard 1975 · Northern Kentucky, Salmon P. Chase College of Law 1983
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
2010Southern District of Ohio · succeeded Sandra Shank BeckwithObama (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

16 years on the Southern District of Ohio. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).