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Robert Leon Wilkins

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 2010–2014

Robert Leon Wilkins , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate voted 55–43 on the nomination on Jan 13, 2014 (Nomination Confirmed). Robert Leon Wilkins (born October 2, 1963) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He previously served as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 2010 to 2014. Wilkins' 2013 nomination to the D.C.

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
    113th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    55–43 · Jan 13, 2014

Education

  • Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyB.S., 1986
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 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

Biography

Robert Leon Wilkins (born October 2, 1963) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He previously served as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 2010 to 2014. Wilkins' 2013 nomination to the D.C.

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