[JayGalt]

He’s thrown D.C. corrections officials in jail, held Cabinet secretaries in contempt and threatened to cover a defendant’s mouth with duct tape. He called a federal agency a dinosaur and city officials bullheaded.

Royce C. Lamberth, a shoot-from-the-hip Texan known for taking a hard line against what he sees as government incompetence, formally stepped down Tuesday as chief judge of the District’s federal court.Lamberth, who turned 70 on Tuesday, was required to resign because of his age.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/royce-lamberth-steps-down-from-court-post-outspoken-on-government-incompetence/2013/07/16/831b4f2a-ee10-11e2-bed3-b9b6fe264871_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.381a45c67a69

[Bob Ireland]

I remember Judge Lamberth from the Clintoon years... friendly to the Starr investigation IIRC.

[matthew fuller]

That article seems to be over 5 years old-
“Outgoing Chief Judge Royce Lamberth sheds a tear during a ceremony honoring him for his service at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday in Washington. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)
By Ann E. Marimow and
Carol D. Leonnig
July 16, 2013 “