Kay Spalding Robilio
Kay Spalding Robilio was a judge for the Thirtieth Circuit Court in Tennessee. She became a judge for the court in 1990 and was re-elected in 2006 without opposition to her current eight-year term, which would have ended in 2014. However, on September 1, 2013, Robilio stepped down from the bench in exchange for the dismissal of an ethics complaint by the Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct (See below).[1][2]
Education
Robilio received both her undergraduate and J.D. degrees from the University of Memphis in 1973 and 1980, respectively.[1][3]
Career
Robilio began her career in 1979 as a law clerk for Divisions III and IV of the Thirtieth Circuit Court. In 1981, she worked as a private practice attorney, and the following year, she became a prosecutor for the City of Memphis. In November 1983, she was elected as a municipal court judge for Division I in Shelby County. She worked in that capacity until 1990 when she was elected to the Thirtieth Circuit Court.[1][4]
Misconduct allegations
Judge agrees to leave bench (2013)
According to the Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct, Kay Spalding Robilio violated rules requiring judges to remain impartial in the cases they hear. She reportedly visited family members in a child custody case, and her rulings in the case included her personal observations. Robilio stated she thought she was a "hero" and felt that the actions she took in the case protected the child involved.[5]
In exchange for dismissing the alleged ethics violations, Robilio agreed to step down from her position on September 1, 2013 and never again to run for or accept an appointment to a judgeship in the state.[6]
See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map," accessed May 29, 2014
- Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges," accessed May 29, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tennessee State Courts, "Biography of Kay Spalding Robilio"
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 3, 2006 General Election," accessed June 9, 2014 (Scroll to p.27)
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Kay Spalding Robilio," accessed August 22, 2013
- ↑ The Daily News, "With the Heart of a Writer, Judge Robilio Keeps On Keeping On," November 9, 2006
- ↑ WMCTV.com, "Shelby County judge to retire following ethics complaint," July 31, 2013
- ↑ The Commercial Appeal, "Longtime Memphis judge Kay Robilio to step down in September," July 31, 2013
