Robert Gillespie James | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| Assumed office May 31, 2016 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Richard T. Haik |
| Succeeded by | Dee D. Drell |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| In office August 3, 1998 – May 31, 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Malach Shaw |
| Succeeded by | Terry A. Doughty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Gillespie James June 19, 1946 Ruston, Louisiana |
| Education | Louisiana Tech University (BA) Paul M. Hebert Law Center (JD) |
Robert Gillespie James (born June 19, 1946)[1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, and was one of the judges involved in a 2006 water rights legal case, Normal Parm v. Sheriff Mark Shumate.