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Deborah Robinson
Deborah A. Robinson was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She began her service in that position on July 18, 1988.[1] Robinson retired on August 31, 2020.[2]
Early life and education
Judge Robinson received her undergraduate degree from Morgan State University, and her J.D. from Emory University Law.[1]
Professional career
- 1988-2020: Federal magistrate judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- 1980-1988: Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia
- 1978-1979: Law clerk, Hon. H. Carl Moutrie, Superior Court of the District of Columbia[1]
Judicial career
Robinson was sworn in as a federal magistrate judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on July 18, 1988. She was reappointed to successive eight-year terms on the court in 1996, 2004, and 2012.[1] She retired on August 31, 2020.[2]
Noteworthy cases
Magistrate judge oversees pleas in Russia probe (2017)
On October 30, 2017, Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson presided as Paul Manafort, the one-time campaign manager for President Donald Trump (R) and Manafort's associate, Rick Gates, entered pleas of not guilty in response to an indictment on 12 charges related to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Upon entry of the plea, the defendants were held over for trial in a federal district court with Judge Amy Berman Jackson presiding.[3]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 United States District Court for the District of Columbia, "Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson," accessed October 30, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ballotpedia staff, "Phone communication with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia," July 24, 2020
- ↑ Fox News, "Paul Manafort judges: Who are Deborah A. Robinson and Amy Berman Jackson?," October 30, 2017
