Robert Charles Chambers Explained

Chuck Chambers
Office:Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Term Start:2012
Term End:2017
Predecessor:Joseph R. Goodwin
Successor:Thomas E. Johnston
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Term Start1:September 18, 1997
Appointer1:Bill Clinton
Predecessor1:Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan
Office2:50th Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Term Start2:1987
Term End2:1997
Predecessor2:Joseph Albright
Successor2:Robert S. Kiss
Birth Name:Robert Charles Chambers
Birth Date:27 August 1952[1]
Birth Place:Williamson, West Virginia, U.S.
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

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

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The History of the United States District Court of the Southern District of West Virginia . 2021-01-07 . 2020-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201031160328/https://www.wvsd.uscourts.gov/pdfs/historysdwv.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: United States District Court - Southern District of West Virginia (Robert C. Chambers)publisher=United States District Court - Southern District of West Virginia. July 31, 2024.
  3. Web site: Incoming W.Va. House Speaker Vows to 'Lead from Middle'. 11 December 2006 . Insurance Journal. 20 May 2011.