Chief Judge Robinson was formerly in private practice with Potter Anderson & Corron in Wilmington. She became AUSA in 1983 and was appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Delaware in 1988. Judge Robinson was appointed District Judge by President G. Bush in 1991. She became Chief District Judge for the District of Delaware in 2000. Judge Robinson retired from the bench in 2017. Judge Robinson was also a member of the Judicial Conference from 2000-2003.