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James Robart's Biography

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United States Courthouse
700 Stewart Street, Suite 14128, Courtroom 14106
Seattle, WA 98101-9906

Full Name:

James L. Robart

Birth Date:

1947

Birth Place:

Seattle, WA

JD, Law Center, Georgetown University, 1973

BA, Whitman College, 1969

No political experience information on file.

Senior Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Washington, 2016-present

Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Washington, 2004-2016

Managing Partner, Lane Powell Spears Lubersky, 2003-2004

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Washington, June 17, 2004

Nominated by President George W. Bush, Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Washington, December 9, 2003

Co-Managing Partner, Lane Powell Spears Lubersky, 1997-2002

Lawyer, Lane Powell Moss and Miller, 1973-1996

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

Former Trustee, Children's Home Society of Washington

Former Member, Children's Home Society of Washington State Advisory Board

Member, Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society

Former President/Trustee, Seattle Children's Home

Former Co-Chair, Second Century Society, Children's Home Society of Washington

Former Chair, Whitman College Board of Overseers

Chair, Whitman College Board of Trustees

Member, Ninth Circuit Information Technology Committee, 2007-2009

Member, Ninth Circuit Advisory Board, 2002-2005

Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1993-1995

Member, Federal Circuit Bar Association Board of Governors, 1985-1986

Member, Organizing Committee, Federal Circuit Bar Association, 1983-1984

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