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Paul H. Robinson
Member of the United States Sentencing Commission
In office
1985 – February 1, 1988
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byJulie E. Carnes
Personal details
Born (1948-11-12) November 12, 1948 (age 76)[1]
Waterbury, Connecticut[1]
SpouseSarah M. Robinson[2]
EducationRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S.)
UCLA School of Law (J.D.)
Harvard Law School (L.L.M.)
Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
OccupationProfessor

Paul H. Robinson (born November 12, 1948) is the Colin S. Diver Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Biography

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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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Robinson, Paul; Robinson, Sarah (2015). Pirates, Prisoners, & Lepers. Potomac Books. ISBN 9781612347325.
  3. ^ a b c Penn Law Faculty: Paul H. Robinson, expert on Criminal Law, Criminal Law Theory, Criminal Code Reform, Criminal Sentencing, Global Human Rights
  4. ^ a b Former Commissioners
  5. ^ a b PN571-2 — Paul H. Robinson — United States Sentencing Commission, 99th Congress (1985-1986)
  6. ^ Paul H. Robinson to Discuss “Trigger Crimes and Social Progress: The Tragedy-Outrage-Reform Dynamic in America”
  7. ^ Prof. Robinson appointed to National Academy of Sciences Committee on Law and Justice • Penn Law
  8. ^ Author Page for Paul H. Robinson :: SSRN
  9. ^ Paul H. Robinson | University of Pennsylvania, PA | UP | Penn Law School
  10. ^ a b "Michael Cahill returns to Brooklyn Law School as the next president and dean". Brooklyn Eagle. December 18, 2018.
  11. ^ Robinson, Paul H.; Cahill, Michael T. (2012). Aspen Student Treatise for Criminal Law. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. ISBN 9781454807315 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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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