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Robert H. Whaley

Robert H. Whaley

Washington Eastern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

Born 1943 in Huntington, WV

FJC ID: 2558

Career output and lasting influence

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 16/year

Washington Eastern District Court · 1995–200919952000201020202025160
citing decisions

Washington Eastern District Court · 1995–2009

Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.

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Robert Antawon Whaley (born April 16, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Superior Court of the State of Washington, Spokane County
    Judge · 1992–1995
  2. Private practice, Spokane, Washington
    1972–1992
  3. Eastern District of Washington
    Eastern District of Washington
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1971–1972
  4. Land and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice
    Land and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice
    Trial attorney · 1969–1971
  5. Private practice, Georgia
    1968–1969
  6. U.S. Marine Corps
    1968

Appointments

  1. Washington Eastern District Court
    1995–2009 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)

Education

  1. Emory University School of Law
  2. Princeton University
    A.B. · 1965