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Robin Cauthron

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Robin Cauthron
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United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (senior status)
Tenure

2015 - Present

Years in position

10

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Education

Bachelor's

University of Oklahoma, 1970

Graduate

Central State University, 1974

Law

University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1977

Personal
Birthplace
Edmond, Okla.


Robin J. Cauthron is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. She joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush.

Early life and education

Born in Edmond, Oklahoma, Cauthron graduated from the University of Oklahoma with her bachelor's degree in 1970, from Central State University with her master's degree in education in 1974, and from the University of Oklahoma College of Law with her J.D. in 1977.[1]

Professional career

  • 2015 - Present: Senior judge
  • 2001-2008: Chief judge

Judicial career

Western District of Oklahoma

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Robin J. Cauthron
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Progress
Confirmed 42 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: February 7, 1991
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
ApprovedAHearing: March 13, 1991
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ApprovedAReported: March 21, 1991 
ApprovedAConfirmed: March 21, 1991
ApprovedAVote: Unanimous consent

Cauthron was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma by President George H.W. Bush on February 7, 1991, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. The American Bar Association rated Cauthron Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Cauthron's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 13, 1991, and her nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on March 21, 1991. Cauthron was confirmed by the unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate on March 21, 1991, and she received her commission on March 25, 1991. From 2001 to 2008, Cauthron served as the chief judge of the district court. She elected to take senior status beginning on July 14, 2015.[1][2][3]

Magisrate judge, Western District of Oklahoma

Cauthron served as a federal magistrate judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma from 1986 to 1991.[1]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
NA-New Seat
104 Stat. 5089
Western District of Oklahoma
1991–2015
Seat #7
Succeeded by:
Charles B. Goodwin