▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Tim bers ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Town ▁Committee ▁in ▁Dar ien , ▁Connecticut , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California . ▁Tim bers ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Dar ien ▁Board ▁of ▁Fin ance . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁Tim bers ▁was ▁nominated ▁to ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁but ▁received ▁no ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Tim bers ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁J . ▁Joseph ▁Smith . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁His ▁service ▁terminated ▁on ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁elev ation ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁Circ uit . ▁ ▁Tim bers ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁to ▁a ▁seat