Robin S. Rosenbaum should not be confused with Robin L. Rosenberg.
| Robin Stacie Rosenbaum | |
| Office: | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Term Start: | June 2, 2014 |
| Appointer: | Barack Obama |
| Predecessor: | Rosemary Barkett |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
| Term Start1: | June 27, 2012 |
| Term End1: | June 3, 2014 |
| Appointer1: | Barack Obama |
| Predecessor1: | Alan Stephen Gold |
| Successor1: | Rodney Smith |
| Office2: | Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
| Term Start2: | 2007 |
| Term End2: | 2012 |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1966 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Education: | Cornell University (BA) University of Miami (JD) |
Robin Stacie Rosenbaum (born July 11, 1966) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit since 2014. She previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida from 2012 to 2014.
Rosenbaum was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and attended Pine Crest School in Florida. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1988 at Cornell University, where she was a student-elected member of the Board of Trustees, a member of the Quill and Dagger society, and a member of the Zeta Phi chapter of Alpha Chi Omega. Rosenbaum received her Juris Doctor magna cum laude, in 1991 from the University of Miami School of Law.
Rosenbaum was a trial attorney in the Federal Programs Branch of the United States Department of Justice from 1991 to 1995. She served as staff counsel for the United States Office of the Independent Counsel from 1995 to 1996. She worked as a litigation associate at Holland & Knight from 1996 to 1997, where she focused on employment law.[1]
In 2007, Rosenbaum was selected to be a United States magistrate judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.[2] Her service as a magistrate judge ended on June 27, 2012 when she was elevated to district court judge.
On November 30, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Rosenbaum to be District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, to replace Alan Stephen Gold, who assumed senior status on January 10, 2011. The United States Senate confirmed Rosenbaum by a 92–3 vote on June 26, 2012.[3] She received her commission on June 27, 2012. Her service as a district court judge was terminated on June 3, 2014 when she was elevated to the court of appeals.
On November 7, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Rosenbaum to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.[4] She received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 11, 2014. Her nomination was reported out of committee on March 6, 2014 by a voice vote.[5] Cloture was filed on her nomination on May 6, 2014.[6] On May 8, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on Rosenbaum’s nomination by a 57–37 vote.[7] On May 12, 2014, her nomination was confirmed by a 91–0 vote.[8] She received her commission on June 2, 2014.