Wilkins, Robert Leon Born 1963 in Muncie, IN Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Nominated by Barack Obama on May 20, 2010, to a seat vacated by James Robertson. Confirmed by the Senate on December 22, 2010, and received commission on December 27, 2010. Education: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, B.S., 1986 Harvard Law School, J.D., 1989 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Earl B. Gilliam, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1989-1990 Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, 1990-2002; staff attorney, 1990-1996; chief, special litigation, 1996-2000; contract attorney, 2000-2002 Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2001-2010