Timothy Batten

Timothy Carroll Batten Sr. (born 1960) is a former judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Timothy Batten
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In office May 8, 2021 – May 23, 2025
Preceded by	Thomas W. Thrash Jr.
Succeeded by	Leigh Martin May
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In office March 28, 2006 – May 23. 2025
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Willis B. Hunt Jr.
Succeeded by	vacant
Personal details
Born	Timothy Carroll Batten 1960 (age 64–65) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Education	Georgia Institute of Technology (BS) University of Georgia (JD)

Education and career

Batten was born in Atlanta. He received a Bachelor of Science degree summa cum laude in industrial management from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1981,^[1][2] and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1984. He practiced with the firm of Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint in Atlanta from 1984 to 2006.

Federal judicial service

On September 28, 2005, Batten was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Batten was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 6, 2006, and received his commission on March 28, 2006.^[3] He became the chief judge on May 8, 2021, after Thomas W. Thrash Jr. assumed senior status.^[4] Batten retired on May 23, 2025.^[3]

On November 25, 2020, Judge Batten was assigned Pearson v. Kemp,^[5] a lawsuit filed by pro-Trump attorney Sidney Powell alleging fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The case was dismissed from the bench by Batten on December 7, 2020.^[6]