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Paul H. Robinson | |
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| Member of the United States Sentencing Commission | |
| In office 1985 – February 1, 1988 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Julie E. Carnes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 12, 1948[1] Waterbury, Connecticut[1] |
| Spouse | Sarah M. Robinson[2] |
| Education | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S.) UCLA School of Law (J.D.) Harvard Law School (L.L.M.) Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Professor |
Paul H. Robinson (born November 12, 1948) is the Colin S. Diver Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Biography
[edit]Robinson earned a BS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1970, a JD from UCLA Law School in 1974, an LLM from Harvard Law School in 1974, and a Diploma in Legal Studies from Cambridge University in 1976.[3]
In 1985 he was nominated by President Reagan to serve as a member of the newly created United States Sentencing Commission.[4][5] He was later confirmed by the United States Senate and served in that position until he resigned on February 1, 1988.[4][5]
Robinson is the Colin S. Diver Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[3][6][7]
He has published 17 books and many articles.[3][8][9] He co-authored three books on criminal law with law professor and Dean of Brooklyn Law School Michael T. Cahill.[10] Among the works that he has co-authored are Aspen Student Treatise for Criminal Law (with Michael T. Cahill, 2012), Law Without Justice: Why Criminal Law Doesn't Give People What They Deserve (with Michael T. Cahill, 2006), and the one-volume treatise Criminal Law: Case Studies and Controversies (with Michael T. Cahill and Shima Baradaran Baughman, 2016).[11][10][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, first session, on confirmation hearings on appointments to the federal judiciary and the Department of Justice. pt.2 (1985) - page 345
- ^ Robinson, Paul; Robinson, Sarah (2015). Pirates, Prisoners, & Lepers. Potomac Books. ISBN 9781612347325.
- ^ a b c Penn Law Faculty: Paul H. Robinson, expert on Criminal Law, Criminal Law Theory, Criminal Code Reform, Criminal Sentencing, Global Human Rights
- ^ a b Former Commissioners
- ^ a b PN571-2 — Paul H. Robinson — United States Sentencing Commission, 99th Congress (1985-1986)
- ^ Paul H. Robinson to Discuss “Trigger Crimes and Social Progress: The Tragedy-Outrage-Reform Dynamic in America”
- ^ Prof. Robinson appointed to National Academy of Sciences Committee on Law and Justice • Penn Law
- ^ Author Page for Paul H. Robinson :: SSRN
- ^ Paul H. Robinson | University of Pennsylvania, PA | UP | Penn Law School
- ^ a b "Michael Cahill returns to Brooklyn Law School as the next president and dean". Brooklyn Eagle. December 18, 2018.
- ^ Robinson, Paul H.; Cahill, Michael T. (2012). Aspen Student Treatise for Criminal Law. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. ISBN 9781454807315 – via Google Books.
- ^ Robinson, Paul H.; Cahill, Michael T.; Cahill, Michael T. (2006). Law Without Justice: Why Criminal Law Doesn't Give People What They Deserve. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 9780195160154 – via Google Books.
- ^ Robinson, Paul H.; Baughman, Shima Baradaran; Cahill, Michael T. (2016). Criminal Law: Case Studies and Controversies. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. ISBN 9781454881728 – via Google Books.
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