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| Royce Lamberth | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| Title: | Chief Judge |
| Station: | D.C. |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 11/13/1987 - Present |
| Chief: | 5/1/2008 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Barrington Parker |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1943 |
| Home State: | San Antonio, TX |
| Bachelors: | U. Texas, Austin '65 |
| Law School: | U. Texas, Austin '67 |
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Royce Lamberth is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He joined the court in 1987 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. Lamberth is the Chief Judge of the Court.
Early life and education
Born in San Antonio, Texas, Lamberth graduated from the University of Texas with his Bachelor's degree in 1965 and his law degree in 1967.[1]
Professional career
Lamberth served as a Judge Advocate U.S. Army Captain in the Judge Advocate General Corps from 1967 to 1974. Lamberth then served as an Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia from 1974 to 1987. Lamberth was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office Civil division from 1974 to 1977 and Assistant Chief of the Civil division from 1977 to 1978 before serving as Chief of the Civil division from 1978 to 1987. [1]
Judicial career
District of Columbia
Lamberth was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by President Ronald Reagan on March 19, 1987 to a seat vacated by Barrington Parker as Parker assumed senior status. Lamberth was confirmed by the Senate on November 13, 1987 and received commission on November 16, 1987. [2]. Lamberth has served as the Chief Judge of the Court since 2008.[1]
Notable cases
The notable case section on this page needs to be reformatted.
Stem cell case
Judge Lamberth was the presiding judge in a lawsuit that was filed to challenge to an Obama Administration executive order to restore federal funding for stem cell research. A coalition of Christian groups sued the National Institutes of Health over the exeuctive order claimed to violate federal laws for using federal funds to create or destroy embryos. In the decision, the judge found that the groups had no standing in filing the suit due to the fact that the US Supreme Court ruled that embryos are not persons[3].
CIA eavesdropping case
On July 20, 2009, Judge Lamberth ruled that the Central Intelligence Agency committed fraud in an effort to keep documents to eavesdropping charges a secret[4]. The judge ruled that the CIA must unseal more than 200 documents related to the case. Also, there was no finding of classified information in any of the 200 documents the CIA wanted to remain sealed[4].
The scandal began after former Drug Enforcement Agency agent Richard Horn felt that he was being spied on by his superiors in Myanmar. Until recently, the CIA requested that the documents remain sealed in order to protect agents in the field[4].
Lamberth may consider filing charges against six other CIA members, including former CIA director George Tenet for their role in the scandal that dates back to 1994[4].
Hillary Clinton case
On July 16, 2009, Judge Lamberth dismissed a lawsuit filed against former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton that was filed in 1996. [5]
The case involved the Clinton White House’s handling of FBI background records when the Clinton Administration under investigation for firing White House travel office employees. [5] White House staffers under Clinton acknowledged in the affidavit that they sought and received the FBI files of hundreds of prominent Republicans.
The complaint surfaced after President George H.W. Bush took the personnel files after leaving office in 1993. [6] It is a custom for outgoing Presidents to take personnel files with them. When Bill Clinton became President, former Chief of Staff Mack McLarty demanded FBI background checks on everyone working in the White House to reconstruct the personnel files. However, Clinton White House staffers who handled the request failed to purge the names of obvious Republican political appointees of past administrations from the lists sent to the FBI. [6] The Clinton Administration's handling of the FBI records received harsh criticism from Republicans. [6]
Attorneys who continued to pursue the case argued to Judge Lamberth that the case should not be dismissed until Mrs. Clinton was called to testify. Judge Lamberth disagreed, stating: "there was no legal reason that he should require a person who is a busy cabinet secretary at this point to submit to an oral deposition.” [5]
See also
External links
- Judge Lamberth's Webpage at the US District Court for the District of Columbia
- The Blog of LegalTimes, "Judge Upholds Settlement in Lawsuit Against D.C. Celebrity Hairstylist Andre Chreky," May 3, 2011
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Royce Lambert FJC Bio
- ↑ "THOMAS" Royce Lamberth USDC, DC confirmation: PN191-100
- ↑ "Science Magazine" Judge Throws Out Stem Cell Lawsuit, October 28, 2009
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Pittsburgh Law" Federal judge finds CIA committed fraud, orders documents unsealed, July 21, 2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "New York Times" Suit Against Clinton Is Thrown Out, July 16, 2009
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Associated Press" Judge dismisses lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, July 17, 2009
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