Robert L. Wilkins | |
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.jpg) Wilkins in 2013 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
| Assumed office January 15, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | David B. Sentelle |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| In office December 27, 2010 – January 24, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | James Robertson |
| Succeeded by | Randolph Moss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Leon Wilkins October 2, 1963 Muncie, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education | Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology (BS) Harvard University (JD) |
Robert Leon Wilkins (born October 2, 1963) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He previously served as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 2010 to 2014.
Wilkins' 2013 nomination to the D.C. Circuit, along with the nominations of Patricia Millett and Nina Pillard, ultimately became central to the debate over the use of the filibuster in the United States Senate, leading to the use of the nuclear option to bring it to the floor for a vote.