Robert Charles Chambers
Chuck Chambers | |
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| Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph R. Goodwin |
| Succeeded by | Thomas E. Johnston |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia | |
| Assumed office September 18, 1997 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan |
| 50th Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office 1987–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Albright |
| Succeeded by | Robert S. Kiss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Charles Chambers August 27, 1952[1] |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Marshall University (AB) West Virginia University (JD) |
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.[2]
Education and career
[edit | edit source]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.[3]
Federal judicial service
[edit | edit source]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.[4]
References
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Sources
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American judges
- 21st-century American judges
- Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- Lawyers from Charleston, West Virginia
- Marshall University alumni
- People from Williamson, West Virginia
- Speakers of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- West Virginia University College of Law alumni
- 20th-century members of the West Virginia Legislature