James Trimble
| James Trimble | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Station: | Alexandria, LA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George H.W. Bush |
| Active: | 09/16/1991 - 09/12/2002 |
| Senior: | 09/13/2002 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Earl Veron |
| Succeeded by: | Patricia Minaldi |
| Past post: | Western District of Louisiana, Magistrate Judge |
| Past term: | 1986 - 1991 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1932 |
| Home State: | Bunkie, LA |
| Bachelors: | Louisiana State U., B.A., 1955 |
| Law School: | Louisiana State U. Law, LL.B., 1956 |
| Military service: | U.S. Air Force 1956 - 1959 |
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James Travis Trimble, Jr. is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. Trimble is a judge serving on senior status.
Early life and education
A native of Louisiana, Trimble graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge with his Bachelor's Degree in 1955 and with his law degree in 1956. [1]
Professional career
Trimble served on Active Duty in th U.S. Air Force as a Member of the JAG Corps from 1956 to 1959 before becoming a private practice attorney licensed in the State of Louisiana from 1959 to 1986. [1]
Judicial career
Western District of Louisiana
Trimble began his Federal judicial career as a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana being appointed to a eight year term in 1986 and served in the role before being elevated to the Federal Bench in 1991. Trimble was nominated by President George W. Bush on June 27, 1991, to a seat vacated by Earl Veron as Veron died in Judicial Service. Trimble was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 12, 1991, and received commission on September 16, 1991 before later assuming senior status on September 13, 2002. [1] Trimble was succeeded in this position by Patricia Minaldi.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Trimble's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Earl Veron |
Western District of Louisiana 1991–2002 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Patricia Minaldi |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Dee Drell • Patricia Minaldi • Richard Haik • Rebecca Doherty • Maurice Hicks • Robert James • Elizabeth Erny Foote | ||
| Senior judges |
Tucker Melancon • Tom Stagg • Donald Walter • James Trimble • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James Kirk • C. Michael Hill • Kathleen Kay • Karen Hayes • Mark Hornsby • Patrick Hanna • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John Dick • Thomas Bolling Robertson • Samuel Hadden Harper • Philip Kissick Lawrence • Theodore Howard McCaleb • Henry Boyce • Alexander Boarman • John Duhe • Eugene Davis • George Whitfield Jack • Gaston Porterie • Benjamin Dawkins, Jr. • Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. • Edwin Hunter • F.A. Little • Richard Putnam • Nauman Scott • John Shaw • Earl Veron • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Richard Haik • Tom Stagg • Benjamin Dawkins, Jr. • Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. • Edwin Hunter • F.A. Little • Nauman Scott • John Shaw • | ||
