Timothy Batten

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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.

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]

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Legal offices
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