[1] He was in private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1948 to 1965, and was then an associate judge of the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia from 1965 to 1966.
Robinson was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 20, 1966, and received his commission on November 3, 1966.
[2] Robinson awarded punitive damages to the families of victims of Korean Air Lines Flight 007, though the decision was overturned by a higher court.
Pollard had pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to deliver national defense information to a foreign government and had agreed to cooperate with federal authorities in exchange for a lesser sentence than the maximum provided under law.
[1] Robinson died at the age of 77 on February 27, 2000, due to a heart attack suffered at his home in Washington, D.C.[1]