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Royce C. Lamberth

Royce C. Lamberth

District of Columbia District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Born 1943 in San Antonio, TX

FJC ID: 1333

Royce Charles Lamberth (; born July 16, 1943) is a senior judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, who formerly served as its chief judge. Since 2015, he has sat as a visiting judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 2008–2013
  2. Civil Division, District of Columbia
    Civil Division, District of Columbia
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1974–1987
    • assistant division chief · 1977–1978
    • division chief · 1978–1987
  3. JAG Corps
    JAG Corps
    U.S. Army captain · 1967–1974

Appointments

  1. District of Columbia District Court
    1987–2013 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

Education

  1. University of Texas School of Law
  2. University of Texas
    B.A. · 1965