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Black, Timothy Seymour
Born 1953 in Brookline, MA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Nominated by Barack Obama on December 24, 2009, to a seat vacated by Sandra S. Beckwith. Confirmed by the Senate on May 11, 2010, and received commission on May 13, 2010. Assumed senior status on May 18, 2022.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2004-2010
Education:
Harvard University, A.B., 1975
Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D., 1983
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Nominated by Barack Obama on December 24, 2009, to a seat vacated by Sandra S. Beckwith. Confirmed by the Senate on May 11, 2010, and received commission on May 13, 2010. Assumed senior status on May 18, 2022.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2004-2010
Education:
Harvard University, A.B., 1975
Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D., 1983
Professional Career:
Faculty, Roxbury Latin School, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1975-1977
Faculty, The Seven Hills Schools, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1978-1982
Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1982-1993
Judge, Hamilton County [Ohio] Municipal Court, 1994-2004