D.C. Circuit
Robert Leon Wilkins
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Barack ObamaDemocratic president
- Seat
- CADC0408
- Nominated
- June 4, 2013
- Committee hearing
- Sept. 11, 2013
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Oct. 31, 2013
- Senate vote
- 55–43Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Jan. 13, 2014
- Commissioned
- Jan. 15, 2014
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia | Judge | Dec. 27, 2010 | Jan. 24, 2014 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Barack Obama |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Judge | Jan. 15, 2014 | In service | Barack Obama |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. v. DOD
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Aug. 11
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July 31panel identified Sat on the panel in Adele Ruppe v. Marco Rubio
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July 31panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Stephen Johnson
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July 31opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Antonio Payne
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July 28
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July 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Beyond Nuclear, Inc. v. NRC
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July 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Public Safety Spectrum Alliance v. FCC
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July 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Save the Sound, Inc. v. FAA
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July 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Titan Consortium 1, LLC v. Argentine Republic
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July 17panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. David Zobel
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July 14panel identified Sat on the panel in State of New York v. Donald J. Trump
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. v. DOD | 25-5367 | Decided | Aug. 14, 2026 | |
| Friends of Animals v. Martha Williams | 24-5278 | Decided | Aug. 11, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Antonio Payne | 24-3130 | Decided | July 31, 2026 | Authored |
| Adele Ruppe v. Marco Rubio | 24-5199 | Decided | July 31, 2026 | |
| United States v. Stephen Johnson | 24-3162 | Decided | July 31, 2026 | |
| The Estate of Stephen M. Jennions v. CFTC | 25-1106 | Decided | July 28, 2026 | Authored |
| Save the Sound, Inc. v. FAA | 24-1028 | Decided | July 21, 2026 | |
| Beyond Nuclear, Inc. v. NRC | 24-1318 | Decided | July 21, 2026 | |
| Public Safety Spectrum Alliance v. FCC | 24-1363 | Decided | July 21, 2026 | |
| Titan Consortium 1, LLC v. Argentine Republic | 25-7007 | Decided | July 21, 2026 | |
| United States v. David Zobel | 25-3035 | Decided | July 17, 2026 | |
| State of New York v. Donald J. Trump | 23-5103 | Decided | July 14, 2026 | |
| Michael Baxley v. Daniel Driscoll | 24-5104 | Decided | June 26, 2026 | Authored |
| Gengshu He v. Marco Rubio | 24-5034 | Decided | June 23, 2026 | |
| Nicolas Talbott v. USA | 25-5087 | Decided | June 1, 2026 | |
| Center for Biological Diversity v. Lee Zeldin | 24-5101 | Decided | March 27, 2026 | |
| Clean Fuels Alliance America v. EPA | 20-1107 | Decided | March 13, 2026 | |
| Joshua Atchley v. AstraZeneca UK Limited | 20-7077 | Decided | Jan. 23, 2026 | |
| United States v. Mark Clark | 24-3033 | Decided | Oct. 10, 2025 | Authored |
| America First Legal Foundation v. Jamieson Greer | 24-5168 | Decided | Oct. 3, 2025 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.