The Atlanta legal community lost an esteemed and beloved member when Judge James C. Hill passed away on March 31 at the age of 93. Judge Hill was a well-regarded Atlanta trial lawyer during a time (1948-74) when trial lawyers actually tried cases—all the time. He was appointed as a federal district court judge in 1974, elevated to what was then the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 1976, and in 1981 became one of the original members of the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where he served as an active and then senior judge until 2014.
Judge Hill was renowned for his professional abilities and work ethic and his sense of integrity, honor and justice. But he was particularly cherished for his wit and ability to spellbind his audience with a good story. He brought life to the practice of law and the art of judging.
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