Royce Lamberth Biography – Royce Lamberth Wiki

Royce Lamberth holds the position of senior judge in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican, Lamberth took on the role of United States District Judge for the District of Columbia on November 16, 1987. He led as Chief Judge from May 1, 2008, until July 15, 2013, after which he assumed the status of Senior Judge.

Originating from San Antonio, Texas, Judge Lamberth completed his undergraduate studies with a B.A. from the University of Texas in 1966 and earned his LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1967.

Between 1968 and 1974, he served as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the U.S. Army. Following assignments at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and in Vietnam, he worked within the Litigation Division of the Army’s Office of the Judge Advocate General at the Pentagon from 1971 to 1974.

Judge Lamberth served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1974 to 1987. He was Chief of the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office, 1978 – 1987.

Judge Lamberth is former Chairman of the Federal Litigation Section of the Federal Bar Association, and a member of the American Bar Association and the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia Bar.

Judge Lamberth is also former Chairman of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Federal Bar Association. The Federal Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct for Federal Lawyers, finally approved in October 1990, were drafted by Judge Lamberth’s Committee.

Judge Lamberth was appointed by Chief Justice Rehnquist to be Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on May 19, 1995. That appointment ended May 19, 2002.

Judge Lamberth served as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from May 2008 to July 2013. He also served as a member of the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Automation and Technology from 1990 to 1996, and from 2003 to 2008, served as Chairman of the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Inter-Circuit Assignments. Chief Justice Roberts appointed him to again Chair the Inter-Circuit Assignment Committee, effective October 1, 2013.

Royce Lamberth Age

Senior Judge Royce C. Lamberth on July 16, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas.

Royce Lamberth Wife

Judge Royce Lamberth was married to his wife Janis Kay Jost Lamberth of San Antonio, who passed away on September 7, 2024, at Inova Alexandria Hospital. They were married in San Antonio, Texas on June 16, 1979, and just celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on June 16, 2024.

Accoding to an online obituary, Janis worked as a volunteer at the White House for President Ronald Reagan and President George H.W. Bush. She was a past President of the National Capital Lawyers Auxiliary, and served as Treasurer for 25 years until her death. She served on several committees, including the Supreme Court Justices’ Spouses Luncheon each year, the Law Day Celebration each year at the Supreme Court where D.C. school students receive awards from a Supreme Court Justice—attended by their parents and teachers—and other events.

Royce Lamberth Political Party

Judge Royce Lamberth was appointed by President Ronald Reagan of the Republican Party.