Robert Gillespie James at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- Jurisdiction
- Louisiana · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 3, 1998–present
Robert Gillespie James
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
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Biography
Professional career
- Business law instructor, Louisiana Tech University, 1992-1998
- Judge, Ruston Louisiana City Court, 1985-1998
- Private practice, Ruston, LA, 1971-1998
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, W.D. Louisiana, 1998-present
Education
- Louisiana Tech University · B.A., 1968
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Personal record
Born 1946 · Ruston, LA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Presentation Procedure
Judge-specific source
Exhibits not listed will be excluded from trial absent good cause shown and lack of prejudice to opposing parties. Except for demonstrative exhibits, all exhibits listed should have already been disclosed during discovery or in the parties’ Rule 26 disclosures. On or before (7 days before trial) the parties are to provide to the Clerk…JDC%20Bench%20Trial%20Scheduling%20Order%20Cain%202025.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390746CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1617/robert-gillespie-james/JDC%20Bench%20Trial%20Scheduling%20Order%20Cain%202025.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.lawd.uscourts.gov/sites/lawd/files/UPLOADS/JDC%20Bench%20Trial%20Scheduling%20Order%20Cain%202025.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts