Todd W. Robinson

Todd Wallace Robinson (born 1967)[1] is an Assistant United States Attorney from California who is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Todd W. Robinson
Personal details
Born1967 (age 52–53)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (B.A.)
Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.)

Education

Robinson earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center.[2]

Prior to becoming Senior Litigation Counsel in 2005, he had served in various other roles in the United States Attorney's office since 1998. He currently serves as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California, where he serves as Senior Litigation Counsel in the Criminal Division.[2]

Nomination to district court

On September 12, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Robinson to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. On November 21, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Robinson to the seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California vacated by Judge Marilyn L. Huff, who took senior status on September 30, 2016.[3] On January 3, 2020, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[4] On February 13, 2020, his renomination was sent to the Senate.[5] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On June 17, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6]

Memberships

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2017.[1]

References
  1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Todd Robinson
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, September 12, 2019 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, November 21, 2019
  4. "PN1303 - Nomination of Todd Wallace Robinson for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  5. "Eleven Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, February 13, 2020
  6. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 17, 2020



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