Mary Lou Robinson
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Mary Lou Robinson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1950. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1926–2019
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Texas 1948 · University of Texas Law 1950
- Succeeded by
- Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Northern District of Texas | Carter (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Texas | B.A. | 1948 |
| University of Texas School of Law | LL.B. | 1950 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Robinson was assigned 7,142 district-court cases (1984–2019). Median time from filing to termination: 210 days across 7,142 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 663 of Robinson’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 570 were affirmed, 50 reversed or vacated, and 43 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Robinson authored 49 published opinions for the court (1980–2009). Most cited: Womble v. Pher Partners (In Re Womble) (22 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
Showing the 15 most-cited of 49 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Mary Lou Robinson?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Mary Lou Robinson to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in 1979.
- Was Mary Lou Robinson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Mary Lou Robinson was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Mary Lou Robinson's confirmation vote?
- Mary Lou Robinson was confirmed by voice vote on April 24, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Mary Lou Robinson on?
- Mary Lou Robinson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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39 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).