Robin J. Cauthron | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma | |
| Assumed office July 14, 2015 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma | |
| In office 2001–2008 | |
| Preceded by | David Lynn Russell |
| Succeeded by | Vicki Miles-LaGrange |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma | |
| In office March 25, 1991 – July 14, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Succeeded by | Charles Barnes Goodwin |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma | |
| In office 1986–1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robin Louise Johnson[1] July 14, 1950 Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (BA, JD) Central State University, Oklahoma (MEd) |
Robin Louise Johnson Cauthron (born July 14, 1950) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Biography
Born in Edmond, Oklahoma, Cauthron received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oklahoma in 1970, a Master of Education from Central State University, Oklahoma in 1974, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1977. She was a law clerk to Judge Ralph Gordon Thompson of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma from 1977 to 1981. She was a staff attorney of Legal Services of Eastern Oklahoma, Inc., in Hugo from 1981 to 1982. She was in private practice in Idabel from 1982 to 1983. She was a special district judge, Oklahoma District Court, 17th Judicial District from 1983 to 1986.[2]
Federal judicial service
Cauthron served as a United States magistrate judge for the Western District of Oklahoma from 1986 to 1991. On February 7, 1991, Cauthron was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 21, 1991, and received her commission on March 25, 1991. She served as Chief Judge from 2001 to 2008. She assumed senior status on July 14, 2015.[2]
References
- ^ Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, on Confirmation Hearings on Appointments to the Federal Judiciary, Volume 4, Part 1
- ^ a b "Cauthron, Robin J. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
Sources
- Robin J. Cauthron at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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