James Robart
James Robart | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington | |
Assumed office June 28, 2016 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington | |
In office June 21, 2004 – June 28, 2016 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Thomas Samuel Zilly |
Succeeded by | John H. Chun |
Personal details | |
Born | James Louis Robart September 2, 1947 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Education | Whitman College (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
James Louis Robart (born September 2, 1947) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Early life and education
Robart was born in
Robart received a
Legal career
From 1973 to 2004, Robart was in private practice in Seattle with the
Robart has been president of the Seattle Children's Home and former trustee of the Children's Home Society of Washington.[6]
Robart has been a trustee of his alma mater Whitman College, and was chair of the college's Board of Overseers.[2]
Federal judicial service
On December 9, 2003, Robart was nominated by President
Notable cases
Robart presided over a case in which a
In 2005, in the case of ASF Inc. v. City of Seattle, Robart struck down the City of Seattle's effective ban on strip clubs, finding that the city's 17-year moratorium on granting adult entertainment licenses constituted an unconstitutional prior restraint.[13][14]
In 2011, Robart dismissed a lawsuit brought by
In 2012 Robart presided over a
In August 2016, Robart presided over a 2012 consent decree requiring the Seattle Police Department to address federal allegations of police bias. During the hearing, he said "black lives matter."[21]
Robart was assigned to
On February 3, 2017, Robart granted a temporary restraining order against President
On December 23, 2017, Robart granted a nationwide injunction that blocks the administration’s restrictions on the process of reuniting refugee families and partially lifted a ban on refugees from 11 mostly Muslim countries.[30]
On July 24, 2020, Robart granted a restraining order on behalf of the justice department overruling a Seattle city ban on the use of teargas and impact munitions.[citation needed]
Personal life
Robart married Mari Jalbing in November 1980.
Robart is an avid fisherman and has for many years taken annual fishing trips to Langara Island, British Columbia.[2] He is also a frequent reader of biographies, citing William Manchester's unfinished Churchill biography as his favorite.[2] He is known for often wearing a bow tie along with his judicial robes.[6][4]
References
- ^ a b c "Robart, James L. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Dana Luthy, Profile of Judge James L. Robart, Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington News, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Summer 2004), pp. 11 & 13.
- ^ a b c d e f g Brocchetto, Marilia (February 4, 2017). "James Robart: 5 things to know about judge who blocked travel ban". CNN. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
- ^ a b c Jim Brunner, Trump's 'so-called judge' is a highly regarded GOP appointee, Seattle Times (February 4, 2017).
- ^ Hankin, Chris. "Robart Comes to Campus". Whitman Wire. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Mica Rosenberg & Nathan Layne, 'So-called judge' derided by Trump known for fairness, work with youth, Reuters (February 4, 2017).
- ^ Trevor Hughes, Meet James Robart, the judge who halted Trump's immigration ban, USA Today (February 4, 2017).
- ^ Ratings of Article III Judicial Nominees: 108th Congress, American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary (last updated January 10, 2008).
- ^ "Presidential Nomination: James Louis Robart". White House. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ a b Paul Shukovsky, Seattle Center limits on street performers OK'd, Seattle Post-Intelligencer (January 9, 2008).
- ^ Berger v. City of Seattle, 533 F.3d 1030 (9th Cir. (en banc) 2008).
- ^ Berger v. City of Seattle, 569 F.3d 1029 (9th Cir. (en banc) 2009).
- ^ Mike Lewis, Judge strikes down ban on strip clubs: City instead will keep pushing for 4-foot rule, Seattle Post-Intelligence (September 12, 2005).
- ^ ASF Inc. v. City of Seattle, 408 F. Supp. 2d 1102 (W.D. Wash. 2005).
- ^ Vanessa Ho, Phone book company loses court fight against Seattle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer (June 29, 2011).
- ^ Dex Media West, Inc. v. City of Seattle, 793 F. Supp. 2d 1213 (W.D. Wash. 2011).
- ^ 696 F.3d 952 (9th Cir. 2012).
- ^ Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola, Inc., 854 F. Supp. 2d 993 (W.D. Wash. 2012).
- ^ Dembiczak, Lisa (November 21, 2012). "Microsoft vs. Google trial over patents ends". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ Ramnathan, Valli Meenkshi (November 21, 2012). "Microsoft Vs Motorola Patent Trial First Phase Draws To A Close; Judge To Set Royalty Rate". International Business Times. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ Miletich, Steve (August 15, 2016). "Federal judge declares 'black lives matter' during hearing over Seattle police reform". Seattle Times. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^
- Kartikay Mehrotra, Microsoft Allowed to Sue U.S. Government Over E-mail Surveillance, Bloomberg (February 9, 2017).
- Josh Gerstein, Court backs Microsoft suit over surveillance gag orders, Politico (February 9, 2017).
- Peter A. Crusco, Indefinite Gag Orders Under the Stored Communications Act, New York Law Journal (February 27, 2017).
- ^ http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov: State of Washington & State of Minnesota v. Trump Archived February 5, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Judge to hear state's lawsuit against Trump's immigration ban Friday". KIRO. February 3, 2017.
- ^ Person, Daniel (February 3, 2017). "'No One Is Above the Law': Federal Judge in Seattle Puts Trump's Immigration Order On Ice". Seattle Weekly.
- ^ Julie Page, Trump's criticism of judge shows limits of staff's influence, Associated Press (February 4, 2017).
- ^
- Martha Minow & Robert Post, Standing up for 'so-called' law, Boston Globe (February 10, 2017).
- Joe Scarborough, Trump's reckless shot at a federal judge, Washington Post (February 5, 2017).
- Eric Posner, Gorsuch Must Condemn Trump's Attack on a Judge, New York Times (February 4, 2017).
- Sahil Kapur. Democrats See Opening Against Gorsuch in Trump Judge Attack, Bloomberg Politics (February 5, 2017).
- ^ Zapotosky, Matt (February 9, 2017). "Federal appeals court rules 3 to 0 against Trump on travel ban". The Washington Post.
- State of Washington v. Trump, 847 F.3d 1151(9th Cir. 2017).
- ^ "Judge's partial lifting of Trump ban gives refugees hope". The Washington Post. December 23, 2017. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017.
- ^ Presentation of James L. Robart, Nominee To Be District Judge for the Western District of Washington, by Hon. Patty Murray, a U.S. Senator from the State of Washington, S. Hrg. 108-135, Pt. 6, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 108th Congress.
External links
- James Robart at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.