Robert Charles Chambers

Personal

Birthday: 
1952
Birthplace: 
Williamson, WV
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Charleston, West Virginia, 1977-1978, 1978-1997
Legal counsel, West Virginia State Senate, 1978
State delegate, West Virginia, 1978-1996

Education

Name of School: 
Marshall University
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1974
Name of School - Second: 

West Virginia University Law School

The West Virginia University College of Law offers a curriculum which blends skills, perspectives, and substantive law courses in a supportive learning environment. WVU is recognized nationally as a leader in providing a student-centered learning experience. The Law Center provides access to the Internet through a wireless network and has other state-of-the-art technology, including connections for laptops at each seat in the classrooms, web access at each carrel in the library, and video conferencing and distance learning facilities. Our graduates are employed at the major law firms in West Virginia, are members of the judiciary, and hold important positions in government. They are also in major law firms from New York City to Hong Kong, Rome to Pittsburgh and San Diego to Richmond. Many graduates also run their own offices and work tirelessly for those who have little or no money but desperately need legal representation.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1977

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
Court Name: 

West Virginia Southern District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
9/18/1997