Spottswood William Robinson III
1916–1998 · Richmond, VA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia | Judge | Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) | Jul 2, 1964 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Nov 9, 1966 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Judge | Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) | Nov 3, 1966 | Death, Oct 11, 1998 |
Education
- Howard University School of Law, LL.B., 1939
Professional Career
Faculty, Howard University School of Law, 1939-1948, 1960-1963; dean, 1960-1963; Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1943-1960; Counsel and representative, Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Virginia NAACP, 1948-1950; Southeast regional counsel, NAACP, 1951-1960; Member, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1961-1963; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1981-1986
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 1,783 opinions from 1966 to 2018
- Kenner v. Berryhill 2018
- Smith v. District of Columbia 2016
- Cavanaugh v. Saul 2005
- Ramseur v. Barreto 2003
- The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Federal Communications Commission, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., Intervenors 1991
- East Columbia Basin Irrigation District v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1991
- American Federation of Government Employees v. Federal Labor Relations Authority 1991
- Railway Labor Executives Association v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co., Intervenors 1991
- New York Times Company v. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1990
- Washington Society for the Blind v. Allison 1990
- International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, Afl-Cio Naval Air Lodge 1630 v. Secretary of the Navy 1990
- A. Eugene Ramey v. Charles Bowsher, Comptroller of the United States 1990
- David A. Clarke v. United States 1990
- Hawaii Government Employees Ass'n v. Martoche 1990
- United States v. Nigel O. Price 1990
- U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board v. Federal Labor Relations Authority 1990
- United States v. Glen D. Morgan, United States of America v. John R. Garner, Jr. 1990
- United States v. Gregory McNeil James E. Chaney, and Reginald Porter 1990
- National Security Archive v. Archivist of the United States 1990
- National Wildlife Federation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Intervenor 1990
- United States v. Rosemary Loughery 1990
- Cecil Alfred Robinson, Jr. v. American Airlines, Inc 1990
- Environmental Defense Fund v. William K. Reilly, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Manufacturers Association, Intervenors 1990
- United States v. Western Electric Company, Inc. Bell Atlantic, Intervenor. Appeal of Nynex Corporation 1990
- Department of Defense Dependents Schools v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, Overseas Education Association, Intervenor 1990
- Foremost-Mckesson, Inc. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran 1990
- Murray Drabkin, Trustee, Auto-Train Corporation, A/K/A Railway Services Corporation v. Alexander Grant & Company 1990
- United States v. Doe 1990
- Marc Truitt v. Department of State 1990
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., William J. Grace, Jr. v. Rolando and Anita Ong Cheng 1990
- United States v. Eduardo Ortez 1990
- Waterman Steamship Corporation v. Maritime Subsidy Board, Farrell Lines, Incorporated v. James H. Burnley, IV 1990
- David R. Williams v. Harold Mordkofsky 1990
- Edward G. Stankiewicz v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services' 1990
- Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1990
- Basile, S.P.A. v. Francesco Basile 1990
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Administrator of United States Environmental Protection Agency 1990
- General Motors Corp. v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1990
- David A. Clarke v. United States 1990
- Federal National Mortgage Association, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Appellee/cross-Appellant 1990
- American Foreign Service Association v. James A. Baker, Iii, Secretary of State 1990
- Amy Shields v. Eli Lilly and Company 1990
- ANR Pipeline Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1990
- United States v. Raffaele Iennaco 1990
- Irvin Industries Canada, Ltd. v. United States Air Force 1990
- Massachusetts v. Interstate Commerce Commission 1990
- The Washington Post Company v. Department of State 1990
- Carley Capital Group v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company 1989
- United States v. Ivan T. Joseph 1989
- The Kansas Power and Light Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Williams Natural Gas Company, Atlas Powder Company, Intervenors 1989
- David A. Clarke v. United States 1989
- Clarke v. United States 1989
- Kenneth I. Brown v. Herman Miller, Inc. 1989
- David A. Clarke v. United States 1989
- Century Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor 1989
- National Security Archive v. U.S. Department of Defense 1989
- Public Utility Commission v. Federal Communications Commission 1989
- Ohio v. Department of Interior 1989
- Avco Corporation, Textron Lycoming Williamsport v. United States Department of Justice 1989
- Mark B. Harmon v. Richard L. Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United States 1989
- Media Access Project, People for the American Way, and Union of Concerned Scientists v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America 1989
- Consumer Federation of America v. United States Consumer Product Safety Commission 1989
- Railway Labor Executives Ass'n v. Interstate Commerce Commission 1989
- Cc Distributors, Inc. And Whitman Distributing Company v. United States of America 1989
- Ernest E. Sargent v. Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis, Inc., Ndba as Painewebber Incorporated 1989
- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1989
- Hicks v. National Labor Relations Board 1989
- Illinois Commerce Commission v. Interstate Commerce Commission 1989
- Colorado v. United States Department of Interior 1989
- National Ass'n of Regulatory Utility Commissioners v. Federal Communications Commission 1989
- Elizabeth H. Dole, Secretary of Labor v. Williams Enterprises, Inc., and Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 1989
- Edna Emerson Littlewolf v. Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of the Interior 1989
- Hennepin County v. Sullivan 1989
- General American Transportation Corp. v. Interstate Commerce Commission 1989
- Shurberg Broadcasting of Hartford, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Astroline Communications Co., Intervenor 1989
- National Patent Development Corporation v. T.J. Smith & Nephew Limited 1989
- Robert E. Askins v. District of Columbia 1989
- Carley Capital Group v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company 1989
- United States v. Donato Battista 1989
- Overseas Education Association, Inc. v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, Overseas Education Association, Inc. v. Federal Labor Relations Authority 1989
- Patrick Esch v. Clayton K. Yeutter, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture 1989
- General Railway Signal Co. v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 1989
- United States v. Franklin D. Norris, Jr. 1989
- American Association of Retired Persons, Older Women's League and Nella S. Gent v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1989
- Warren A. Proud v. United States of America 1989
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation v. Securities and Exchange Commission 1989
- Thomas R. Sherwood v. The Washington Post 1989
- Northwestern Indiana Telephone Co. v. Federal Communications Commission 1989
- Northwestern Indiana Telephone Co. v. Federal Communications Commission 1989
- Patent Office Professional Association v. Federal Labor Relations Authority 1989
- Professional Cabin Crew Association v. National Mediation Board, an Agency of the United States, Independent Federation of Flight Attendants 1989
- Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 1989
- Anr Pipeline Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Conoco Incorporated, Intervenors 1989
- American Federation of Government Employees v. Reagan 1989
- International Longshoremen's Ass'n v. National Mediation Board 1989
- Arlene B. Singer v. Shannon & Luchs Company 1989
- Stanford C. Stoddard v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 1989
- North American Van Lines, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board 1989
- Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, and National Treasury Employees Union, Intervenor 1989
- State of Alaska v. U.S. Department of Transportation and Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary of Transportation 1989