James Travis Trimble Jr.

James Travis Trimble Jr. (born September 13, 1932) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

James Travis Trimble Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Assumed office
September 13, 2002
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
In office
September 16, 1991 – September 13, 2002
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byEarl Ernest Veron
Succeeded byPatricia Head Minaldi
Personal details
Born
James Travis Trimble Jr.

(1932-09-13) September 13, 1932
Bunkie, Louisiana
EducationLouisiana State University (BA)
Louisiana State University Law School (LLB)

Education and career

Born in Bunkie, Louisiana, Trimble received a Bachelor of Arts from Louisiana State University in 1955 and a Bachelor of Laws from Louisiana State University Law School in 1956. He was a United States Air Force JAG Corps officer from 1956 to 1959. He was in private practice in Alexandria, Louisiana from 1959 to 1986, and served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana from 1986 to 1991.[1]

Federal judicial service

Trimble was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on June 27, 1991, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana vacated by Judge Earl Ernest Veron. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12, 1991 and received his commission on September 16, 1991. He assumed senior status on September 13, 2002.[1]

References
  1. "Trimble, James Travis, Jr. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources
Legal offices
Preceded by
Earl Ernest Veron		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
1991–2002		 Succeeded by
Patricia Head Minaldi
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