20 Facts About Beth Robinson

Beth Robinson was born on March 6,1965 and is an American lawyer and judge from Vermont.

Beth Robinson is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and is the first openly lesbian judge to serve on any federal court of appeals.

Beth Robinson was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and she was raised and educated in Indiana.

Beth Robinson graduated from Dartmouth College and the University of Chicago Law School.

Beth Robinson served until 2021, when she resigned after having been confirmed as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Beth Robinson's father worked in Pakistan at the time of her birth, and she was raised in Indiana.

Beth Robinson won honors in mathematics contests and won the Optimist's Club's oratorical contest.

Beth Robinson graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1989, and was admitted to the Order of the Coif.

Beth Robinson was a recipient of the Mechem Prize, a full merit scholarship.

Beth Robinson was involved in the 2009 legislative battle to enact same-sex marriage, chairing the Vermont Freedom to Marry advocacy organization and working closely with Peter Shumlin, a prominent supporter of same-sex marriage, who was then President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate.

Beth Robinson was a senior lecturer at Dartmouth College during the 2006 summer term and again during the 2009 spring term.

Beth Robinson served as a justice of the peace for the town of Ferrisburgh from 2003 to 2011.

From 1999 to 2010, Beth Robinson served on the Vermont Board of Bar Examiners.

Beth Robinson was an associate member from 1999 to 2003, and an examiner from 2003 to 2009.

Beth Robinson was active in Shumlin's successful 2010 gubernatorial campaign, then joined his administration as his general counsel.

Since the Senate was not in session at the time, Beth Robinson's appointment was considered interim until the Senate convened and acted upon her nomination.

Beth Robinson was sworn in as an interim member of the court on November 28,2011.

Beth Robinson's service terminated when she resigned after being confirmed as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Beth Robinson received her judicial commission on November 5,2021.

Beth Robinson is the first openly gay woman to serve on any federal circuit court.