Judge Timothy B. Taylor was appointed to the San Diego Superior Court by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in January, 2005. He was elected without challenge to six-year terms in 2006, 2012, 2018 and 2024. Before becoming a judge, Taylor practiced law with Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton for more than 20 years.

During his judicial career, Judge Taylor was assigned to handle criminal cases, family law cases, and civil cases. He has served in the Downtown, El Cajon and Chula Vista courthouses. For 15 years (2008-2023) he had a civil independent calendar assignment, and he was the Supervising Judge for the Civil Division of the Court from 2014-2017. In 2023 he transitioned to a civil trial assignment in the Central Courthouse where he remained until retiring from the Court in 2025 after more than 20 years of service. Judge Taylor was profiled in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on April 9, 2008 and on March 23, 2017.

Following his retirement from the Court, Judge Taylor became an adjunct Professor of Law at the University of San Diego.