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# Timothy C. Batten Sr.

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia · Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District Court, N.D. Georgia, 2006-present
- Retired U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, who served from 2006 until his retirement on May 23, 2025

### Education

- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus — B.S. (1981)

### Additional information

- Since 2009, Batten has been a featured federal law speaker for the American Conference Institute and the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section He serves as Jurist in Residence at the University of Georgia School of Law, teaching Introduction to the American Legal System
- Chief Judge: May 8, 2021 – May 23, 2025
- He dismissed the case on December 7, 2020 His docket also included intellectual property, personal injury, commercial, insurance, securities, civil rights, and class action/multidistrict litigation matters
- Kemp (2020), a high-profile lawsuit by attorney Sidney Powell alleging fraud in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
- Private practice, Atlanta, GA, 1984-2006
- Batten obtained a B.S. in Industrial Management summa cum laude from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1981 and a J.D. cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1984 From 1984 to 2006, he practiced at Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint in Atlanta
- Born 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Date of birth: 1960-01-01
- Lead counsel in over 25 civil trials to verdict and co-counsel on dozens more
- His career spans over two decades in private practice, federal judicial service, and legal education
- Georgia Tech
- handling medical malpractice, products liability, construction, contracts, fraud, and personal injury cases.
- He is also a JAMS mediator and arbitrator, leveraging his judicial and legal experience to facilitate alternative dispute resolution
- Birth place: Atlanta, GA

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### electronic devices and recording

Scope: statewide

Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure.

Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules

[Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/204/timothy-c-batten-sr/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/204/timothy-c-batten-sr/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/204/timothy-c-batten-sr/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/204/timothy-c-batten-sr/)
- [Batten, Timothy C., Sr. | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/batten-timothy-c-sr)
- [Timothy Batten](https://ballotpedia.org/Timothy_Batten)
- [Wikidata: Timothy C. Batten, Sr.](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7807090)

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