Michael Robinson was sworn in as a Special Superior Court Judge for Complex Business Cases on July 1, 2016, with chambers located at Wake Forest University School of Law. Judge Robinson was engaged in the private practice of law for 35 years in Winston-Salem, concentrating his practice for the past several decades on complex business litigation. In addition to his service on the Court, Judge Robinson served as a North Carolina State Bar Councilor from 2009 to 2018. Effective Jan. 1, 2025, Judge Robinson became Chief Judge of the North Carolina Business Court. He is also a member of the American Law Institute, and the American College of Business Court Judges. Judge Robinson received a B.A. in economics from Davidson College (1977), and his J.D., with honors, from the University of North Carolina School Of Law (1980), where he was a member of the Order of the Coif.