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Robert D. Sack

Robert David Sack, born 1939, is a senior US circuit judge on the Second Circuit, appointed by Bill Clinton in 1998 and taking senior status in 2009.

Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester

Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104–1168), nicknamed le Bossu, twin of Waleran of Meulan; English magnate and chief justiciar of England from 1155 to 1168 under Henry II, founder of St Mary de Pré, Garendon, and Nuneaton.

Robert E. Bacharach

Robert Edwin Bacharach (born 1959) is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit since 2013.

Robert E. Blackburn

Robert E. Blackburn, born in 1950 in Lakewood, Colorado, is a senior United States district judge for the District of Colorado, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002.

Robert E. Cowen

Robert E. Cowen, born 1930 in Newark, New Jersey, is a former United States circuit judge of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by Ronald Reagan.

Robert E. Payne

Robert E. Payne, born 1941 in Kentucky, is a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992.

Robert E. Wier

Robert E. Wier, also known as Robert Earl Wier, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky since 2018.

Robert F. Kelly

Robert F. Kelly, born 1935, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1987.

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968), U.S. attorney general 1961-1964 under his brother President John F. Kennedy, then New York senator; assassinated June 5, 1968, in Los Angeles while campaigning for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination; Sirhan Sirhan convicted.

Robert F. Rossiter, Jr.

Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. (born 1956) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Nebraska since 2016, appointed by President Barack Obama.

Robert G. James

Robert G. James, born Robert Gillespie James in 1946, is an American jurist and senior judge on the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

Robert G. Klausner

Robert G. Klausner, also known as Robert Gary Klausner, is a United States district judge for the Central District of California, appointed by George W. Bush in 2002.

Robert Garran

Sir Robert Randolph Garran (1867–1957) was an Australian lawyer, federation campaigner, first Commonwealth public servant, Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department 1901–1932, first solicitor-general (1916), and co-author of Quick and Garran's Annotated Constitution.

Robert H. Cleland

Robert H. Cleland, born Robert Hardy Cleland in 1947, is a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, nominated by President George H.W. Bush in 1990.

Robert H. Whaley

Robert H. Whaley (born 1943) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of Washington, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1995.

Robert J. Bryan

Robert J. Bryan, also known as Robert Jensen Bryan, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge in Washington since 1986.

Robert J. Colville

Robert John Colville, born 1965, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2019, appointed by President Trump.

Robert J. Jonker

Robert J. Jonker is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Michigan since 2007, appointed by President George W. Bush.

Robert J. Luck

Robert J. Luck, also known as Robert Joshua Luck, is an American jurist serving as a federal appeals judge on the Eleventh Circuit since 2019, appointed by President Trump.

Robert J. Shelby

Robert James Shelby, born in 1970, is a United States district judge in Utah since 2012, appointed by Barack Obama and chief judge from 2018 to 2025.

Robert J. White (judge)

Robert Jerome White, born 1985, is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan since 2024, previously a federal prosecutor handling organized crime and digital assets.

Robert Kardashian

Robert George Kardashian (1944-2003) was an Armenian-American attorney and businessman, O.J. Simpson's friend and Dream Team defense lawyer in the 1995 murder trial, ex-husband of Kris Jenner, and father of Kim, Kourtney, Khloé, and Rob Kardashian.

Robert Katzmann

Robert A. Katzmann (1953-2021), American jurist and political scientist, Second Circuit federal judge and chief judge 2013-2020; founder of Justice for All civics program, Immigrant Justice Corps, and author of Judging Statutes.

Robert L. Hinkle

Robert Lewis Hinkle is an American jurist, a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Florida appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1996.

Robert L. Miller, Jr.

Robert L. Miller, Jr., also known as Robert Lowell Miller, Jr., is an American jurist appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 to the Northern District of Indiana.

Robert L. Pitman

Robert L. Pitman (born 1962, Fort Worth) is a U.S. district judge for the Western District of Texas, appointed by Obama in 2014; former U.S. attorney and magistrate judge known for blocking Texas SB 8.

Robert L. Wilkins

Robert Leon Wilkins (born 1963) is an American jurist serving as a US circuit judge on the DC Circuit since 2014, appointed by Obama, after serving as a district judge.

Robert Lighthizer

Robert Lighthizer (born 1947, Ashtabula, Ohio) is an American trade lawyer, Reagan-era Deputy USTR, and 18th U.S. Trade Representative (2017-2021) who led the China Section 301 tariffs, the Phase One negotiation, and USMCA, and wrote No Trade Is Free (2023).

Robert M. Dow, Jr.

Robert M. Dow, Jr., also known as Robert Michael Dow, Jr., is an American district judge in Illinois appointed by George W. Bush in 2007.

Robert Mueller

Robert S. Mueller III (1944-2026), American prosecutor, sixth FBI Director (September 4, 2001 to September 4, 2013, the second longest tenure) and Special Counsel for the 2017-2019 Russia investigation whose 448-page report found no established conspiracy but did not exonerate Trump on obstruction.