Tim Batten
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Timothy C. Batten, Sr. (b. 1960) is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He was nominated to the court by President George W. Bush in 2005.
Early Life and Education
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Batten graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with his Bachelor's degree in 1981 and later from the University of Georgia Law School with his J.D. degree in 1984. [1]
Legal Career
Batten was a private practice attorney in the State of Georgia from 1984 to 2006. [1]
Federal Judicial Career
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, Batten was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia by President George W. Bush on September 28, 2005, to a seat vacated by Willis Hunt, Jr.. Batten was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 6, 2006, and received commission on March 28, 2006. [2]
Notable cases
AT&T/Verizon case
Judge Batten ruled against wireless giant AT&T who sued Verizon over its "There's a map for that" ad campaign. AT&T sued its rival over claims that Verizon is misleading customers using the map of its 3G coverage area while in fact AT&T customers can make calls in its non-3G areas. The judge ruled against AT&T. [3]
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Federal judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia |
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| Active judges |
Carnes • Batten • Duffey • Murphy • Pannell • Story • Thrash • Vacancy • Vacancy • Vacancy • Vacancy |
| Senior judges |
Camp • Cooper • Evans • Forrester • Hunt • Moye • O'Kelley • Shoob • Tidwell • Vining • Ward |
| Magistrate judges |
Brill • Baverman • Cole • Hagy • Johnson • King • Scofield • Vineyard • Walker |
| Former judges |
Andrews • Edenfield • Erskine • Freeman • Hall • Henderson • Hill • Hooper • Hull • Martin • McCay • Morgan • Newman • Nicoll • Russell • Sibley • Sloan • Smith • Underwood |
