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# Robin M. Meriweather

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- State: District of Columbia
- Role: Magistrate
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Biography

### Professional career


### Education

- Yale Law School — J.D. (1998)

### Additional information

- Magistrate, District Court, District of Columbia, 2017-present
- Date of birth: 1974
- Senior Editor of the Yale Law Journal
- Coker Fellow
- President of the Black Law Students Association

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9134/robin-m-meriweather/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9134/robin-m-meriweather/)
- [U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9134/robin-m-meriweather/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9134/robin-m-meriweather/)
- [Magistrate Judge Robin M. Meriweather | District of Columbia | United States District Court](https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/content/magistrate-judge-robin-m-meriweather)
- [U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Meriweather, Robin Michelle | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/courts/us-court-federal-claims-meriweather-robin-michelle)
- [Wikidata: Robin M. Meriweather](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127406393)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.