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Robert Leon Wilkins

Robert Leon Wilkins

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1963 in Muncie, IN

FJC ID: 3350

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. Circuit, along with the nominations of Patricia Millett and Nina Pillard, ultimately became central to the debate over the use of the filibuster in the United States Senate, leading to the use of the nuclear option to bring it to the floor for a vote.

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Gender
Male
Race
African American

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Washington, D.C.
    2001–2011
  2. Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
    1990–2001
    • ↳staff attorney · 1990–1995
    • ↳chief, special litigation · 1995–2000
    • ↳contract attorney · 2001
  3. U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
    Law clerk , Hon. Earl B. Gilliam · 1989–1990

Appointments

  1. District of Columbia District Court
    District of Columbia District Court
    2014–present
  2. District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
    2014–present · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
  3. District of Columbia District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
    2010–2014 · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

  1. Harvard Law School
    Harvard Law School
    J.D. · 1989
  2. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    B.S. · 1986