James Robertson

Background

Robertson, James was born on May 18, 1938 in Cleveland. Son of Frederick Irving and Doris Mary (Byars) Robertson.

Education

AB, Princeton University, 1959; Bachelor of Laws, George Washington University, 1965.

Career

Associate, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, 1965-1969; partner, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, 1973-1994; United States district judge, District of Columbia, since 1994; chief counsel, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Jackson, Mississippi, 1969-1970; director, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, 1970-1972; co-chairman, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, 1985-1987. Co-chairman District of Columbia Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, 1982-1984. Member commission on grievances United States District Court, 1988-1992, vice chairman, 1989-1992.

Board directors South Africa Legal Superior vena cava syndrome and Education Project, Inc., since 1987, president, 1989-1994. Board directors District of Columbia Prisoners Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., 1992-1994.

Achievements

• James Robertson has been listed as a reputable Judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant United States Navy, 1959-1964. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar (Board of Governors 1986-1993, president-elect 1990-1992, president 1991-1992), American Law Institute.

Connections

Married Berit Selma Persson, September 19, 1959. Children: Stephen Irving, Catherine Anne, Peter Arvid.

Father:

Frederick Irving Robertson

Mother:

Doris Mary (Byars) Robertson

Spouse:

Berit Selma Persson

child:

Peter Arvid Robertson

child:

Catherine Anne Robertson

child:

Stephen Irving Robertson