Royce C. Lamberth
| Royce Lamberth | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
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In office May 1, 2008 – July 15, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Hogan |
| Succeeded by | Richard Roberts |
| Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
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In office May 19, 1995 – May 19, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Joyce Green |
| Succeeded by | Colleen Kollar-Kotelly |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
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In office November 16, 1987 – July 15, 2013 |
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| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Barrington Parker |
| Succeeded by | Casey Cooper |
| Personal details | |
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July 16, 1943 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA, LLB) |
Royce C. Lamberth (born July 16, 1943) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, who formerly served as its Chief Judge.
Lamberth was born in 1943 in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas, where he was a member of the Tejas Club, and from the University of Texas School of Law, receiving an LL.B. in 1967. He served as a captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army from 1968 to 1974, including one year in Vietnam. After that, he became an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. In 1978, Lamberth became Chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office, a position he held until his appointment to the federal bench.
He was nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on March 19, 1987 by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the United States Senate on November 13, 1987. He served as Chief Judge of the court from 2008 to July 15, 2013, and assumed senior status the same day. He was succeeded as Chief Judge by Judge Richard W. Roberts.
He also served as Presiding Judge of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 1995 to 2002.
Lamberth is known for presiding over a case, Cobell v. Kempthorne in which a group of American Indians sued the U.S. Department of the Interior for allegedly mismanaging a trust intended for their benefit.
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