W. Timothy Finan

W. Timothy Finan (born August 29, 1950) is a retired American politician and judge. Finn served in the Maryland House of Delegates from District 1B from 1983 to 1987.

Early life W. Timothy Finan was born on August 29, 1950, in Cumberland, Maryland to Isabel N. Finan and Judge Thomas B. Finan. He attended McDonogh School in Owings Mills. Finan graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science in business administration in 1972. He graduated from University of Baltimore School of Law with a J.D. in 1975. He was admitted to the bar in Maryland in 1975. On July 20, 1987, Finan became an associate judge in the District Court of Maryland, District 12, representing Allegany County. He served until June 17, 2002.

In 2002, Finan became an associate judge with the Allegany County Circuit Court, until November 9, 2015. Finan then served as the county administrative judge at the Circuit Court until he retired on August 29, 2020. Finan also served as circuit administrative judge for the 4th Judicial Court, representing Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties, from November 1, 2016, to August 29, 2020. He served as the chief judge of the 4th Judicial Court from 2009 to 2020.