Preceded by Seat established Preceded by Sidney Smith Appointed by Gerald Ford Name James Hill | Preceded by Griffin Bell Appointed by Richard Nixon | |
Born January 8, 1924 (age 100)
Darlington, South Carolina, U.S. ( 1924-01-08 ) Alma mater University of South Carolina, Columbia
Emory University Education University of South Carolina, Emory University School of Law | ||
Succeeded by Stanley F. Birch, Jr. | ||
James Clinkscales Hill (January 8, 1924 – March 31, 2017) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Darlington, South Carolina, Hill was in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He received a J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 1948 and a B.Sc. from the University of South Carolina in 1948. He was in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia from 1948 to 1974.
On July 9, 1974, Hill was nominated by President Richard M. Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia vacated by Sidney O. Smith, Jr.. Hill was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 8, 1974, and received his commission on August 9, 1974. On May 4, 1976, President Gerald Ford nominated Hill for elevation to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Griffin Boyette Bell. Hill was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 19, 1976, and received his commission on May 21, 1976. On October 1, 1981, the Circuit was split and Hill was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He assumed senior status on October 15, 1989. Hill died in March 2017 at the age of 93.