Robert Leon Wilkins

Judge Robert Leon Wilkins

Personal

Birthday:

1963

Birthplace:

Muncie, IN

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1986

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1989

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Court Name:

District of Columbia District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

12/27/2010

Termination Date:

1/24/2014

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Court Name - Second:

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

1/15/2014