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George Bell Timmerman Sr.

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina

George Bell Timmerman Sr. served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jan 20, 1942.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Jan 20, 1942
Born
1881

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South CarolinaFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jan 20, 1942 – Apr 22, 1966
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of South CarolinaFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jan 20, 1942 – Apr 22, 1966

Education

  • University of South Carolina School of LawLL.B., 1902

Career

Private practice, Lexington, South Carolina, 1902-1942; Solicitor, Fifth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1905-1908; Solicitor, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1908-1920; State representative, South Carolina, 1923-1924

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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