Robin Stacie Rosenbaum (born July 11, 1966) is an American lawyer who serves as a

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of the

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since 2014. She previously was a United States district judge of the

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from 2012 to 2014.

Early life and education

Rosenbaum was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and attended

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in Florida. She completed her

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degree in 1988 at

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, where she was a student-elected member of the Board of Trustees, a member of the

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society, and a member of the Zeta Phi chapter of

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. Rosenbaum received her Juris Doctor ''magna cum laude'', in 1991 from the

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Legal career

Rosenbaum was a trial attorney in the Federal Programs Branch of the

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from 1991 to 1995. She served as staff counsel for the

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from 1995 to 1996. She worked as a litigation associate at Holland & Knight from 1996 to 1997. Rosenbaum then clerked for Judge Stanley Marcus of the

in 1998. From 1998 to 2007, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Florida, becoming Chief of the Economics Crime Section in

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in 2002. Since 2009, she has been an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law.

Federal judicial service

United States magistrate judge service

In 2007, Rosenbaum was selected to be a

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of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Her service as a magistrate judge ended on June 27, 2012 when she was elevated to district court judge.

District court service

On November 30, 2011, President

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nominated Rosenbaum to be District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, to replace Alan Stephen Gold, who assumed

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on January 10, 2011. The

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confirmed Rosenbaum by a 92–3 vote on June 26, 2012. She received her commission on June 27, 2012. Her service as a district court judge was terminated on June 3, 2014 when she was elevated to the 11th Circuit Court.

Court of appeals service

On November 7, 2013, President

nominated Rosenbaum to the

. She received a hearing before the

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on February 11, 2014. Her nomination was reported out of committee on March 6, 2014 by a

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. Cloture was filed on her nomination on May 6, 2014. On Thursday May 8, 2014, the Senate invoked cloture on Rosenbaum’s nomination by a 57–37 vote. On May 12, 2014, her nomination was confirmed by a 91–0 vote. She received her commission on June 2, 2014.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenbaum, Robin S. 1966 births Living people 21st-century American judges 21st-century American women judges Assistant United States Attorneys Cornell University alumni Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida People from Chapel Hill, North Carolina United States court of appeals judges appointed by Barack Obama United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama United States magistrate judges University of Miami faculty University of Miami School of Law alumni Pine Crest School alumni