Background
Mitchell, Robert Bertelson was born on November 26, 1952 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. Son of Robert Bertelson and Laura Mae (Fleming) Mitchell.
Mitchell, Robert Bertelson was born on November 26, 1952 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. Son of Robert Bertelson and Laura Mae (Fleming) Mitchell.
University of North Dakota (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1974). Oxford University (Bachelor of Arts, 1976). Yale University (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Worked at Preston Gates & Ellis Limited Liability Partnership (Seattle, Washington) specializing in Commercial, Constitutional, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Media Law. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Washington. Phi Beta Kappa. Rhodes Scholar.
Law Clerk to Honorary Myron H. Bright, United States.
Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1979-1980.
Member Municipal League Seattle and King County, 1980-1997. Elder Bethany Presbyterian Church, Seattle, 1986-1991. Member American Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Washington State Bar Association, King County BarAssn.
Married Grayce Adele Anderson, August 30, 1975. Children: Carrie Jane, Emily Elspeth.