Laura M. Robinson

If you go before Robinson, you have a better chance taking it to Circuit vs going in front of her. If you have gone before her, she of course will remember you. I had to go in front of her for an assault case against me (I was the victim). She said in court that I was a known liar and I didn’t even speak at that point. She WILL “judge” you based on previous cases (I had only been in trouble one time for a nonviolent or drug related case and she was the judge, of course). I was the victim in this case and she found the defendant not guilty because she labeled me as a lawyer as soon as she laid eyes on me. God forbid I ever go in front of her again as a defendant, I will automatically take it to circuit. If I go in front of her as a victim, I will have my lawyers to ask her to recuse herself. Period.

Cannot stand her. Rude, doesn’t listen to anything and already has her mind up before she even touches the bench.

Judge Robinson was presented a criminal case unlike no other. It was riddled with he said, she said back-and-forth boondoggle on both sides, but it became clear the defendant in the case was not at fault for the crime they were charged. Judge Robinson paid attention, took plenty of notes and gave a good, but not great, disposition. Defendant was found Not Guilty, as they should have been, however she missed a few details in her final disposition. Regardless, she was a fair and gave both sides their due.

This judge sticks to the law. She does not allow either party so sway her or bias her. That's what both parties need from all judges.

She had made her decision prior to the hearing. Both parties were asking to reschedule because and she refused, she did not hear out the defendant and gave her a sentence that was just a simple misunderstanding.

If you are seeking a judge ready to prejudge your client, and agree with the State, she is your judge! If, on the other hand, you hope to present the accused's side of the story, run don't walk to the nearest exit.

1/10. Judge Robinson made her decision months prior to sentencing before even being presented with the evidence. The defendant never stood a chance and was given the maximum sentence for a non violent first time offense. She didn’t seem to want to listen to or consider the argument for the defendant, and was very presumptuous in her explanation. They were held in the detention center awaiting trial for two months as the court date kept getting pushed back. Every motion to move it to a sooner date was denied and the Writ of Habeus Corpus was ignored. The defendant had no chance to appeal during those two months. Following sentencing, Judge Robinson made a note in the documentation for a no stay sentence, which will have a negative influence on any potential future appeals. Additionally, in her argument, she discusses a charge against the defendant for which they have not yet been to court for or found guilty. What happened to innocent until proven guilty?