Timothy Batten

Timothy Carroll Batten Sr. (born 1960) is an American judge serving as the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated summa cum laude from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial management in 1981. Batten went on to earn his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1984. Prior to his appointment as a judge, he practiced law with the firm of Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint in Atlanta. Batten was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate in 2006. He assumed the role of Chief Judge on May 8, 2021.