Timothy Lloyd Brooks (born July 17, 1964) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

Brooks was born on July 17, 1964, in Detroit, Michigan, but was raised on a farm in Washington County, Arkansas.^{[1][failed verification]} He graduated from Fayetteville High School in 1982. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1986 from the University of Arkansas. He received his Juris Doctor in 1989 from the University of Arkansas School of Law. He spent his entire private practice career at the Fayetteville, Arkansas law firm Taylor Law Partners, LLP., starting as an associate in 1989, becoming a partner in 1993. His former practice focused on representing individual plaintiffs and corporate clients in complex civil litigation in both federal and state courts, with an emphasis on commercial and medical malpractice cases.^[2][3]

On June 7, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Brooks to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, to the seat vacated by Judge Jimm Larry Hendren, who assumed senior status on December 31, 2012.^[2] His nomination was reported out of committee on January 16, 2014 by a voice vote.^[4] The United States Senate invoke clotured on his nomination on March 5, 2014 by a 59–41 vote.^[5] His nomination was confirmed later that day by a 100–0 vote.^[6] He received his judicial commission on March 7, 2014.^[3]