Judge James Robertson

Judge Robertson was appointed United States District Judge in December 1994. He
graduated from Princeton University in 1959 and received an LL.B. from George
Washington University Law School in 1965 after serving in the U.S. Navy.  From
1965 to 1969, he was in private practice with the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler &
Pickering. From 1969 to 1972, Judge Robertson served with the Lawyers’ Committee
for Civil Rights Under Law, as chief counsel of the Committee’s litigation
offices in Jackson, Mississippi, and as director in Washington, D.C.  Judge
Robertson then returned to private practice with Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering,
where he practiced until his appointment to the federal bench.  While in private
practice, he served as president of the District of Columbia Bar, co-chair of
the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and president of Southern
Africa Legal Services and Legal Education Project, Inc.

http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/robertson-bio.html

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Robertson, James

   Born 1938 in Cleveland, OH

   Federal Judicial Service:
   U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
   Nominated by William J. Clinton on September 14, 1994, to a seat vacated by
   George H. Revercomb; Confirmed by the Senate on October 7, 1994, and received
   commission on October 11, 1994.

   Education:
   Princeton University, B.A., 1959
   George Washington University Law School, LL.B., 1965

   Professional Career:
   United States Navy Lieutenant, 1959-1964
   Private practice, Washington, DC, 1965-1969
   Chief counsel, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Jackson,
   Mississippi, 1969-1970
   National director, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington,
   DC, 1970-1972
   Private practice, Washington, DC, 1972-1994

   Race or Ethnicity: White

   Gender: Male

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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release September 14, 1994

PRESIDENT NAMES EIGHT TO FEDERAL BENCH

(...)

James Robertson, 56, has been a partner at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in
Washington, D.C. since 1973, where he specializes in commercial and general
civil litigation. From 1969 to 1972, Robertson served first as Chief Counsel for
the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Jackson, Mississippi, and
then as National Executive Director of the Lawyers Committee. Robertson recently
completed a term as the President of the District of Columbia Bar Association.
Robertson earned an A.B. degree from Princeton University and an LL.B. from
George Washington University. He and his wife, Berit S. Robertson, have three
children and live in Rockville, Maryland.

http://clinton6.nara.gov/1994/09/
1994-09-14-president-nominates-eight-federal-judges.html