Robert G. James

Robert Gillespie James
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Assumed office
May 31, 2016
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
In office
2009–2012
Preceded byRichard T. Haik
Succeeded byDee D. Drell
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
In office
August 3, 1998  May 31, 2016
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byJohn Malach Shaw
Succeeded byTerry A. Doughty
Personal details
Born
Robert Gillespie James

(1946-06-19) June 19, 1946
Ruston, Louisiana
EducationLouisiana Tech University (BA)
Paul M. Hebert Law Center (JD)

Robert Gillespie James (born June 19, 1946) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, and was one of the judges involved in a 2006 water rights legal case, Normal Parm v. Sheriff Mark Shumate.