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# Mary Lou Robinson

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas · Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- State: Texas
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District Court, N.D. Texas, 1979-present
- Justice, Seventh Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 1973-1979
- Justice, Seventh Court of Civil Appeals (1973–1979), becoming Chief Justice in 1977
- Judge, Potter County Texas One Hundred and Eighth District Court, 1961-1973
- Judge, 108th District Court of Texas (1961–1973)
- Judge, Potter County Texas Court, 1955-1958
- Associate degree from Amarillo College (1946)

### Education

- Completed a B.A. (1948) and LL.B. (1950) at the University of Texas.
- B.A. — The University of Texas at Austin — 1948

### Additional information

- A federal courthouse in Amarillo was named in her honor in 2018.
- Assumed senior status in 2016 and inactive senior status in 2018.
- Winfrey (1998).
- Confirmed April 24, 1979; commissioned April 26, 1979.
- Private practice, Amarillo, TX, 1950-1955
- Practiced law in Amarillo with her husband (1950–1955).
- Born August 26, 1926, in Dodge City, Kansas.
- Date of birth: 1926-01-01
- Presided over notable cases, including Texas Beef Group v.
- Remembered as a trailblazer, model judge, and inspiration to women in the legal profession.
- Advocated for women’s rights, including helping change laws restricting married women’s contractual rights.
- Birth place: Dodge City, KS

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2747/mary-lou-robinson/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2747/mary-lou-robinson/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2747/mary-lou-robinson/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2747/mary-lou-robinson/)

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