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Honorable Robert "Robin" Simpson |
Term
January 2012 - December 2021
Education
Dickinson College (B.A.) magna cum laude, 1973
Dickinson School of Law (J.D.), 1976
Professional Experience
Judicial law clerk, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 1976-78
Private law practice, 1979-89
Adjunct Professor, Dickinson School of Law, 1998-2005
Elected a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, 1989
Elected a judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 2001
Memberships and Associations
American, Pennsylvania, Dauphin and Northampton County Bar Associations
Pennsylvania Minor Judiciary Education Board, 1999-2009
Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges
Judge James S. Bowman American Inn of Court
The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects (Scribes)
Boy Scouts of America, Advisory Committee
Publications
“Pennsylvania’s Recreation Use of Land and Waters Act,” Counterpoint, (October, 1986)
“How to Get Your Underinsured Client Discharged,” Counterpoint, (January, 1989)
"Model of Success: Northampton County Resolves Cases with Summary Jury Trials," PLW, March 22, 1999, at S6
“Ten Aspects of Jury Selection Every Lawyer Should Know,” Trial Tactics, Tips & Techniques, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (1999 rev.)
"Limits on Students' Speech in the Internet Age," 105 Dick. L. Rev. 181 (Winter 2001)
“Current Trends in Pennsylvania Land Use,” 77 Pa. B.A.Q. 23 (2006)
“Important Trends in Pennsylvania Land Use,” 79 Pa. B.A.Q. 47 (2008)
Awards and Honors
"Highly Recommended" for election to Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2001
Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy (certified 1984)
Freedom High School Circle of Excellence (Inducted May, 2000)
Personal
Born: 1951, Harrisburg, Pa.
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