Richard A. Robinson
Connecticut Supreme Court
The Honorable Richard A. Robinson was born December 10, 1957 in Stamford, Connecticut. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Connecticut in 1979 and a Juris Doctor Degree from West Virginia University School of Law in 1984. He was admitted to the West Virginia Bar and the Connecticut Bar, and is a member of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia and the U.S. District Court, Connecticut.
From 1985-1988, Judge Robinson was Staff Counsel for the City of Stamford Law Department. In 1988, he became Assistant Corporation Counsel in Stamford where he remained until his appointment as a Judge of the Superior Court in 2000. He remained a Superior Court Judge for the next seven years during which time he served as Presiding Judge (Civil) for the New Britain Judicial District (May 2003-September 2006); Presiding Judge (Civil) and Assistant Administrative Judge for the Ansonia/Milford Judicial District (September 2006-September 2007); and Presiding Judge (Civil) for the Stamford Judicial District (September 2007-December 2007). He was appointed as a Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court on December 10, 2007, and a Justice of the Supreme Court on December 19, 2013.
Judge Robinson’s distinguished career is complimented by an array of public and judicial service. He served as President of the Stamford Branch of the NAACP (1988-1990); General Counsel for the Connecticut Conference of the NAACP (1988-2000); President of the Assistant Corporation Counsel’s Union (AFSCME) (1989-2000); Commissioner of the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (1997-2000); Chair of the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (1999-2000); New Haven Inn of Court member (2002-present); Judicial Education Curriculum Committee member (2002-present); Judicial Education Committee member (2003-2014); Faculty at several Judicial Institutes as well as spring and fall lectures (2003-present).
- Justice
- Connecticut Supreme Court
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- Judge
- Appellate Court, Connecticut
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- Judge
- Superior Court of Connecticut
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- served as Presiding Judge (Civil) for the New Britain Judicial District (May 2003-September 2006); Presiding Judge (Civil) and Assistant Administrative Judge for the Ansonia/Milford Judicial District (September 2006-September 2007); and Presiding Judge (Civil) for the Stamford Judicial District (September 2007-December 2007)
- Assistant Corporation Counsel
- City of Stamford
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- West Virginia University College of Law
- J.D. (1984) | Law
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- University of Connecticut
- B.A. (1979)
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- James W. Cooper Fellows, Life Fellow
- Connecticut Bar Foundation
- 100 Most Influential Blacks in Connecticut
- NAACP
- Young Lawyers Section Diversity Award
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Advisory Committee on Cultural Competency Committee
- Chairman
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- Lawyers Assistance Advisory Board
- Member
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- New Haven Inn of Court
- Member
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- Judicial Education Curriculum Committee
- Member
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- Bench-Bar Foreclosure Committee
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- Civil Commission
- Member
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- Judicial Education Committee
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- Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
- Chair
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- Connecticut Conference of the NAACP
- General Counsel
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- Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
- Commissioner
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- Assistant Corporation Counsel’s Union (AFSCME)
- President
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- Stamford Branch of the NAACP
- President
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