Robert Gillespie James
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Senior status. Born 1946.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 27, 1998
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jul 31, 1998
- Commissioned
- Aug 3, 1998
- Senior status
- May 31, 2016
Education
- B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1968
- J.D., Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center), 1971
Career
- Private practice, Ruston, Louisiana, 1971-1998
- Business law instructor, Louisiana Tech University, 1992-1998
- Judge, Ruston [Louisiana] City Court, 1985-1998
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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