Robin J. Cauthron
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, Robin J. Cauthron is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. She earned a law degree from University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1977. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1950 · age 76
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Oklahoma 1970 · University of Oklahoma College of Law 1977
- Succeeded by
- Charles Barnes Goodwin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Western District of Oklahoma | G.H.W. Bush (R) | 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 Oklahoma | B.A. | 1970 |
| Central State University (now University of Central Oklahoma) | M.Ed. | 1974 |
| University of Oklahoma College of Law | J.D. | 1977 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Cauthron was assigned 6,162 district-court cases (1981–2022). Median time from filing to termination: 188 days across 6,162 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 251 of Cauthron’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 211 were affirmed, 26 reversed or vacated, and 14 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, Cauthron authored 49 published opinions for the court (1991–2011). Most cited: Mountain States Financial Resources Corp. v. Agrawal (50 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Mountain States Financial Resources Corp. v. Agrawal | 777 F. Supp. 1550 | 50 |
| 1994 | Sarsycki v. United Parcel Service | 862 F. Supp. 336 | 25 |
| 1994 | Otis v. Canadian Valley-Reeves Meat Co. | 884 F. Supp. 446 | 19 |
| 1993 | R.L.R. v. Prague Public School District I-103 | 838 F. Supp. 1526 | 19 |
| 1993 | Mann v. Reynolds | 828 F. Supp. 894 | 15 |
| 1993 | American Casualty Co. v. Federal Deposit Insurance | 821 F. Supp. 655 | 11 |
| 1998 | United States Ex Rel. Trim v. McKean | 31 F. Supp. 2d 1308 | 9 |
| 1992 | Pettyjohn v. Sullivan | 801 F. Supp. 503 | 9 |
| 1992 | Hensley v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | 798 F. Supp. 653 | 9 |
| 1997 | Brannon v. Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. | 952 F. Supp. 1478 | 8 |
| 1992 | American Casualty Co. v. Federal Deposit Insurance | 791 F. Supp. 276 | 8 |
| 2005 | Reeves v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America | 376 F. Supp. 2d 1285 | 7 |
| 2000 | Codner v. American Home Products Corp. | 123 F. Supp. 2d 1272 | 7 |
| 1995 | Bokis v. American Medical Systems, Inc. | 875 F. Supp. 748 | 7 |
| 1991 | Draper v. Walsh | 790 F. Supp. 1553 | 7 |
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 Robin J. Cauthron?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Robin J. Cauthron to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in 1991.
- Was Robin J. Cauthron appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robin J. Cauthron was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robin J. Cauthron's confirmation vote?
- Robin J. Cauthron was confirmed by voice vote on March 21, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Robin J. Cauthron on?
- Robin J. Cauthron is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
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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35 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).