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Robin Cauthron
2015 - Present
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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
- 1991-2015: Judge
- 1986-1991: Magistrate judge
- 1983-1986: Special judge, Oklahoma District 17
- 1982-1983: Private practice, Idabel, Okla.
- 1981-1982: Staff attorney, Legal Services of Eastern Oklahoma, Inc.
- 1977-1981: Law clerk, Hon. Ralph Thompson, United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Oklahoma
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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. |
 Nominated: February 7, 1991
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: March 13, 1991
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: March 21, 1991
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| Confirmed: March 21, 1991
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| Vote: Unanimous consent
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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]
See also
- United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
- United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Robin J. Cauthron," accessed June 5, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 107 — Robin J. Cauthron — The Judiciary," accessed June 5, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 102nd Congress," accessed June 5, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat 104 Stat. 5089 |
Western District of Oklahoma 1991–2015 Seat #7 |
Succeeded by: Charles B. Goodwin
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| 1989 |
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| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma
State courts:
Oklahoma Supreme Court • Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals • Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals • Oklahoma District Courts • Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims
State resources:
Courts in Oklahoma • Oklahoma judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oklahoma
