Robert Charles Chambers

American judge (born 1952)

Robert Charles Chambers (born August 27, 1952) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia .

Education and career

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Chambers was born in Williamson, West Virginia . He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Marshall University in 1974, and a Juris Doctor from West Virginia University College of Law in 1977. He was in private practice in Charleston, West Virginia from 1977 to 1997, and was legal counsel to the West Virginia State Senate in 1978. He was also a Delegate to the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1978 to 1996 and Speaker from 1986 to 1996.

Federal judicial service

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On June 5, 1997, Chambers was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia vacated by Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan . He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 5, 1997, and received his commission on September 18, 1997. He served as Chief Judge from 2012 to 2017.

References

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1. ↑ "The History of the United States District Court of the Southern District of West Virginia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
2. ↑ "United States District Court - Southern District of West Virginia (Robert C. Chambers)publisher=United States District Court - Southern District of West Virginia" . Retrieved July 31, 2024.
3. ↑ "Incoming W.Va. House Speaker Vows to 'Lead from Middle'" . Insurance Journal. 11 December 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
4. ↑ Robert Charles Chambers at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

Sources

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• Robert Charles Chambers at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

District judges of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Maryland

E. North Carolina

M. North Carolina

W. North Carolina

South Carolina

E. Virginia

W. Virginia

N. West Virginia

S. West Virginia

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