Robert Hinkle's Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court - Northern
Contact Information
Office
Physical Address: Mailing Address:
United States Courthouse United States Courthouse
111 North Adams Street 111 North Adams Street
Suite 322
Tallahassee, FL 32301-7730
Full Name:
Robert Lewis Hinkle
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1951
Birth Place:
Apalachicola, FL
JD, Harvard Law School, 1976
BA, Florida State University, 1972
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Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, 1996-2004, 2009-present
Senior Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2016-present
Chief Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2004-2009
Lawyer, Private Practice, Tallahassee, Florida, 1978-1996
Confirmed by United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, July 25, 1996
Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, June 6, 1996
Adjunct Professor, Florida State University, 1981
Lawyer, Private Practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1977-1978
Law Clerk, Honorable Irving Goldberg, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1976-1977
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2006-2007