Background
III, Spottswood William Robinson, was born on July 26, 1916 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Spottswood William, Junior and Inez (Clements) R.
III, Spottswood William Robinson, was born on July 26, 1916 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Spottswood William, Junior and Inez (Clements) R.
Student, Virginia Union University, Richmond, 1936. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Virginia Union University, Richmond, 1955. Bachelor of Laws magna cum laude, Howard University, 1939.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Howard University, 1981. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Georgetown University, 1983. Doctor of Laws (honorary), New York Law School, 1986.
Teaching fellow law, Howard U., 1939-1948; instructor law, Howard U., 1941-1943; assistant professor of law, Howard U., 1943-1946; associate professor of law, Howard U., 1946-1948; on leave, Howard U., 1947-1948; professor, dean, Howard U. (Law School), 1960-1963; partner, Hill & Robinson, Richmond, 1943-1944; partner, Hill, Martin & Robinson, Richmond, 1944-1955; sole practitioner, Richmond, 1955-1960; legal representative Virginia, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Ednl. Fund Inc., 1948-1950; legal representative for Southwest regional counsel, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Ednl. Fund Inc., 1951-1960; vice president, general counsel, Consolidated Bank and Trust Company, Richmond, 1963-1964; judge, United States District Court District of Columbia, 1964-1966; judge, United States Court Appeals District of Columbia, since 1966.
Member United States Commission on Civil Rights, 1961-1963. Member American Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, Bar Association City of Richmond (honorary), Bar Association District of Columbia (honorary), National Lawyers Club (honorary), National Bar Association (citation 1975).
Married Marian Bernice Wilkerson, March 5, 1936. Children– Spottswood William IV, Nina Cecelia (Mistress Oswald G. Govan).