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Robert Leon Wilkins
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Robert Leon Wilkins serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Jan 13, 2014 by a 55–43 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- Jan 13, 2014
- Senate vote
- 55–43
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1963
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaBarack Obama · Dec 22, 2010 – Jan 24, 2014
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitBarack Obama · 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
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