Robert Leon Wilkins
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Born 1963.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jun 4, 2013
- Senate vote
- 55 to 43
- Confirmed
- Jan 13, 2014
- Commissioned
- Jan 15, 2014
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- May 20, 2010
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 22, 2010
- Commissioned
- Dec 27, 2010
- Left this court
- Jan 24, 2014. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1986
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1989
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Earl B. Gilliam, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1989-1990
- Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, 1990-2001
- staff attorney, 1990-1995
- chief, special litigation, 1995-2000
- contract attorney, 2001
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2001-2011
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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