James Clinkscales Hill

James Clinkscales Hill
Hill's court portrait
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office
October 15, 1989 – March 31, 2017
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office
October 1, 1981 – October 15, 1989
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 94 Stat. 1994
Succeeded byStanley F. Birch Jr.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office
May 21, 1976 – October 1, 1981
Appointed byGerald Ford
Preceded byGriffin Bell
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In office
August 9, 1974 – May 26, 1976
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded bySidney Oslin Smith Jr.
Succeeded byHarold Lloyd Murphy
Personal details
Born
James Clinkscales Hill

(1924-01-08)January 8, 1924
Darlington, South Carolina
DiedMarch 31, 2017(2017-03-31) (aged 93)
Stuart, Florida
EducationUniversity of South Carolina (BSc)
Emory University School of Law (JD)

James Clinkscales Hill (January 8, 1924 – March 31, 2017) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.[1]

  1. ^ Committee, Judicial Conference of the United States Bicentennial (6 January 1978). "Judges of the United States". The Committee – via Google Books.