James Clinkscales Hill
Judge Hill no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“We, therefore, affirm the decision of the district court and remand this case for further proceedings without prejudice to the plaintiff’s right to pursue discovery in a more deliberate fashion.”
“The other contentions under Sections 17a(2) and 17a(4) were correctly disposed of by the Bankruptcy Court and we see no reason to disrupt the affirmance by the District Court.”
“Finding no error, we AFFIRM the judgment of the District Court.”
“Sybil Alford appeals from an order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in an action brought under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C.A. § 552a. We affirm.”
“With respect to the finding that petitioner was incompetent on the second day of his trial, we must affirm.”
“Finding no abuse of discretion in any of the court’s rulings, we affirm.”
“No. 78-1965: AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part.”
“The district court granted United States Steel’s motion for summary judgment. We affirm.”
“We have considered those issues and have decided to affirm the decision to deny his claim.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Circuit judges sit on appellate panels rather than carrying an assigned trial caseload. Judge Hill's 1974-1976 Northern District of Georgia service is outside this appellate profile.
A historical record
Judge Hill no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.