▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Second ▁Circ uit ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Robert ▁P . ▁Anderson . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Senate ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁He ▁assumed ▁senior ▁status ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁He ▁took ▁in active ▁senior ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁His ▁service ▁terminated ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Notable ▁cases ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Tim bers ▁struck ▁down ▁the ▁Lind berg h ▁kid n apping ▁law ▁as ▁an ▁un const itution al ▁in fr ing ement ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁trial ▁by ▁j ury ▁because ▁under ▁the ▁stat ute ▁a ▁def endant ▁was ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁sentence ▁if ▁he ▁opt ed ▁for ▁a ▁j ury ▁trial ▁( r ather ▁than ▁a ▁ben ch ▁trial ▁or ▁a ▁guilty ▁ple a ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Tim bers ▁joined ▁in ▁a ▁majority ▁opinion ▁( written ▁by ▁Judge ▁Frank ▁X . ▁Al tim ari , ▁with ▁Judge ▁Thomas ▁J . ▁M esk ill ▁conc urr ing ▁in ▁part ▁and ▁diss ent ing ▁in ▁part ) ▁ ▁holding ▁that ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Sub way ▁system ▁could ▁bar ▁pan hand lers .