Royce Lamberth | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
Assumed office July 15, 2013 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office May 1, 2008 – July 15, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Thomas F. Hogan |
Succeeded by | Richard W. Roberts |
Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
In office May 19, 1995 – May 19, 2002 | |
Preceded by | Joyce Hens Green |
Succeeded by | Colleen Kollar-Kotelly |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office November 16, 1987 – July 15, 2013 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Barrington D. Parker |
Succeeded by | Christopher R. Cooper |
Personal details | |
Born | Royce Charles Lamberth July 16, 1943 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA, LLB) |
Royce Charles Lamberth (/ˈlæmbərθ/; born July 16, 1943) is a senior judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, who formerly served as its chief judge. Since 2015, he has sat as a visiting judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio.[1]