Background
Robol, Richard Thomas was born on February 8, 1952 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Harry James and Lucy Henley (Johnson) Robol.
Robol, Richard Thomas was born on February 8, 1952 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Harry James and Lucy Henley (Johnson) Robol.
University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1974). University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Fulbright Scholar. Member, Board of Student Advisors, 1977-1978. Jessup Moot Court National Oralist.
Managing Editor, Harvard International Law Journal, 1977-1978. Law Clerk to Chief United States.
District Judge John A. Mackenzie, Eastern District of Virginia, 1978 1979.
Chairman, International Law Section, 1982-1983.
Worked at Huff, Poole & Mahoney, A Professional Corporation (Virginia Beach, Virginia) specializing in Business Law, Contracts, Litigation, International Practice, Admiralty. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Virginia. 1991, District of Columbia.
United States.
District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits. United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Fulbright Scholar. Managing Editor, Harvard International Law Journal, 1977-1978. Law Clerk to the Honorary John A. Mackenzie, United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1978-1979.
International Law Section, Virginia State Bar, 1982-1983. Member: Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Board of directors Virginia Opera Association Guild, Norfolk, 1983-1987, Tidewater branch National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1991-1992. Deacon Control Baptist Church, Norfolk, 1980-1983. Captain United States Army Reserve, since 1992.
Member Virginia State Bar Association (board directors international law section 1984-1987, chairman 1982-1983), Virginia Young Lawyers Association (circuit representative 1984-1988), Virginia Association Defense Attorneys, Maritime Law Association, Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar association (chairman speakers bureau 1987-1988), Association Defense Trial Attorneys (chairman Virginia 1987), Defense Research Institute, 1982-1988.