Robert Rees Summerhays
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Born 1965.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 24, 2018
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Sep 6, 2018
- Commissioned
- Sep 19, 2018
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Louisiana, 2006-2018; chief bankruptcy judge, 2009-2017
Education
- B.A., University of Texas, 1989
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1994
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. W. Eugene Davis, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1994-1995
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1995-2006
- Adjunct instructor of business law, B.I. Moody College of Business Administration, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2013-
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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