Royce C. Lamberth
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Senior status. Born 1943.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Mar 19, 1987
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Nov 13, 1987
- Commissioned
- Nov 16, 1987
- Senior status
- Jul 15, 2013
Other federal judicial service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 1995-2002; presiding judge, 1995-2002
Education
- B.A., University of Texas, 1965
- LL.B., University of Texas School of Law, 1967
Career
- U.S. Army captain, JAG Corps, 1967-1974
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, District of Columbia, 1974-1987
- assistant division chief, 1977-1978
- division chief, 1978-1987
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2008-2013
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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