William Homer Timbers
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, William Homer Timbers was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1940. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1915–1994
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Dartmouth College 1937 · Yale Law School 1940
- Succeeded
- Robert Palmer Anderson
- Succeeded by
- George Cheney Pratt
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | District of Connecticut succeeded John Joseph Smith | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
| 1971 | Second Circuit succeeded Robert Palmer Anderson | Nixon (R) | 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
| Dartmouth College | A.B. | 1937 |
| Yale Law School | LL.B. | 1940 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Timbers authored 75 published opinions for the court (1960–1972). Most cited: Electric Regulator Corp. v. Sterling Extruder Corp. (62 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Electric Regulator Corp. v. Sterling Extruder Corp. | 280 F. Supp. 550 | 62 |
| 1961 | Stonybrook Tenants Association, Inc. v. Alpert | 194 F. Supp. 552 | 40 |
| 1964 | Locke Manufacturing Companies v. United States | 237 F. Supp. 80 | 38 |
| 1968 | Town of East Haven v. Eastern Airlines, Inc. | 282 F. Supp. 507 | 37 |
| 1965 | Lomartira v. American Automobile Insurance Company | 245 F. Supp. 124 | 29 |
| 1967 | United States v. Jackson | 262 F. Supp. 716 | 27 |
| 1970 | United States v. Davis | 313 F. Supp. 710 | 25 |
| 1969 | United States v. International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. | 306 F. Supp. 766 | 24 |
| 1968 | Avco Corp.(Lycoming Div.) v. Local 1010 of International U. | 287 F. Supp. 132 | 23 |
| 1970 | United States v. Curcio | 310 F. Supp. 351 | 22 |
| 1968 | United States v. Ursini | 296 F. Supp. 1152 | 20 |
| 1965 | Brown v. Bridgeport Rolling Mills Company | 245 F. Supp. 41 | 20 |
| 1965 | Metal Products Workers Union, Local 1645 v. Torrington Co. | 242 F. Supp. 813 | 19 |
| 1969 | Haczela v. City of Bridgeport | 299 F. Supp. 709 | 18 |
| 1968 | United States v. Devlin | 284 F. Supp. 477 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 75 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 William Homer Timbers?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed William Homer Timbers to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1971.
- Was William Homer Timbers appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Homer Timbers was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Homer Timbers's confirmation vote?
- William Homer Timbers was confirmed by voice vote on July 29, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Homer Timbers on?
- William Homer Timbers was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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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23 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).