Royce Lamberth

Royce Lamberth
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Incumbent
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 (1943-07-16) July 16, 1943 (age 81) 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]