james robertson (may 18, 1938 – september 7, 2019) was an american politician and lawyer. he was a united states district judge of the united states district court for the district of columbia from 1994 until his retirement in june 2010. robertson also was on the foreign intelligence surveillance court from 2002 until december 2005, when he resigned from that court in protest against warrantless wiretapping. he was born in cleveland, ohio.