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 by	operation of law
Preceded by	Seat established by 94 Stat. 1994
Succeeded by	Stanley F. Birch Jr.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office May 21, 1976 – October 1, 1981
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Griffin Bell
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In office August 9, 1974 – May 26, 1976
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Sidney Oslin Smith Jr.
Succeeded by	Harold Lloyd Murphy
Personal details
Born	James Clinkscales Hill (1924-01-08)January 8, 1924 Darlington, South Carolina
Died	March 31, 2017(2017-03-31) (aged 93) Stuart, Florida
Education	University 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]

Born in Darlington, South Carolina, Hill was in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He received a Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in 1948 and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Carolina in 1948. He was in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia from 1948 to 1974.^[2]

Hill was nominated by President Richard Nixon on July 9, 1974, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia vacated by Judge Sidney Oslin Smith Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 8, 1974, and received his commission on August 9, 1974. His service was terminated on May 26, 1976, due to elevation to the Fifth Circuit.^[2]

Hill was nominated by President Gerald Ford on May 4, 1976, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge Griffin Bell. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 19, 1976, and received his commission on May 21, 1976.^[2] Hill was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981.^[2] He assumed senior status on October 15, 1989, serving in that status until his death on March 31, 2017, in Stuart, Florida.^[3]

• James Clinkscales Hill at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.