Timothy Spafard Hillman
How Judge Hillman rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Hillman no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Hillman
Timothy Spafard Hillman was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge Hillman received a commission on June 6, 2012. Judge Hillman assumed senior status on July 1, 2022 and retired on July 25, 2024.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Therefore, the Defendants’ motion to strike is denied. Defendants’ motion for a more definite statement is granted.”
“For the reasons set forth above, Plaintiffs motion to exclude documents from the record (Docket No. 23) is denied.”
“Defendant’s motion to dismiss (Docket No. 12) is denied without prejudice.”
“For the reasons set forth above, the Defendant’s motion to dismiss is denied without prejudice.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Compel Mediation and Arbitration (Docket No. 14) is granted.”
“Therefore, the Court finds that the Participant Agreement submitted by Defendants governs this dispute, and denies Plaintiff's Motion to Strike the Affidavit of Lucas Barclay (Docket No. 33).”
“For the above reasons, the defendant’s motion is denied.”
“Defendant’s Motion To Enforce Settlement Agreement (Docket No. 128) is denied;”
“Plaintiffs Motion To Vacate Settlement Order Of Dismissal [Doc. # 123] (Docket No. 135) is allowed.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Docket No. 18) is granted.”
“The Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Docket No. 9) is granted and Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File an Affidavit (Docket No. 21) is denied as moot;”
“For these reasons,. Defendant’s motion to dismiss (Docket No. 12) is granted, and Plaintiffs complaint is hereby dismissed.”
“For the reasons set forth above, Apa-via’s motion to dismiss (Docket’ No. 39) is denied.”
“For the reasons set forth above, Defendant’s motion to amend (Docket- No. 188) granted, and his motion for new trial (Docket No. 183) is denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 294 days (N = 20).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 88.5 days (N = 10).
The 20 located post-commission cases were all closed and included contract, statutory, personal-injury, civil-rights, tax, bankruptcy, employment, habeas, benefits, and negotiable-instrument matters.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Hillman was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2025.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 2022 | 2 | 15 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 16 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 5 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Hillman no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.