James Clinkscales Hill
James Clinkscales Hill | |
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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 January 8, 1924 Darlington, South Carolina |
| Died | March 31, 2017 (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.