Robin Louise Johnson Cauthron (born July 14, 1950) is a senior United States district judge of the

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Biography

Born in

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, Cauthron received a

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from the

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in 1970, a

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from Central State University, Oklahoma in 1974, and a

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from the

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in 1977. She was a

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to Judge Ralph Gordon Thompson of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma from 1977 to 1981. She was a staff attorney of Legal Services of Eastern Oklahoma, Inc., in

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from 1981 to 1982. She was in private practice in

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from 1982 to 1983. She was a special district judge, Oklahoma District Court, 17th Judicial District from 1983 to 1986.

Federal judicial service

Cauthron served as a

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for the Western District of Oklahoma from 1986 to 1991. On February 7, 1991, Cauthron was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the

created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the

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on March 21, 1991, and received her commission on March 25, 1991. She served as Chief Judge from 2001 to 2008. She assumed

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on July 14, 2015.

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