James Travis Trimble, Jr.

James Travis Trimble, Jr. (born September 13, 1932) is a United States federal judge.

Born in Bunkie, Louisiana, Trimble received a B.A. from Louisiana State University in 1955 and an LL.B. from Louisiana State University Law School in 1956. He was a U.S. Air Force, JAG Corps from 1956 to 1959. He was in private practice in Alexandria, Louisiana from 1959 to 1986.

United States Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 1986–1991.

Trimble was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Trimble was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on June 27, 1991, to a seat vacated by Earl E. 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.

Sources

James Travis Trimble, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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

Current senior district judges of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

E. Louisiana	Beer Duval Lemmon Lemelle

M. Louisiana	Brady

W. Louisiana	Walter Trimble Melancon

N. Mississippi	Biggers Davidson

S. Mississippi	Barbour Lee Gex Bramlette

E. Texas	Schell Heartfield Schneider

N. Texas	Robinson Fish Maloney Cummings Means

S. Texas	Bue Kazen Head Hittner Hoyt Rainey Werlein Jack Atlas Tagle

W. Texas	Nowlin Briones Junell

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 148178801 LCCN: no2010161607

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