Timbers was born on September 5 , 1915 , in Yonkers , New York . He grew up in Glen Ridge , New Jersey . Timbers received his Artium Baccalaureus degree from Dartmouth College '' magna cum laude '' and Phi Beta Kappa in 1937 . He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar . Timbers received his Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1940 . Timbers was in private practice in New York City from 1940 to 1948 at the law firm of Davis , Polk , Wardwell , Sutherland & Kiendl . Timbers then practiced in Stamford , Connecticut from 1948 to 1953 as a partner of Cummings & Lockwood . From 1953 to 1956 , Timbers served as general counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission . In 1956 , Timbers returned to New York City and became a partner at the law firm of Skadden , Arps , Slate & Timbers ( now Skadden , Arps , Slate , Meagher & Flom ) . Timbers remained there until joining the federal bench in 1960 . Timbers served as chairman of the Republican Town Committee in Darien , Connecticut , and was a delegate at the 1956 Republican National Convention in San Francisco , California . Timbers also served as a member of the Darien Board of Finance
1956 Republican National Convention
1956 Republican National Convention
William H. Timbers