 On February 7, 1986, she resigned her position on the court.Roberts left in part due to the heavy workload of the job, in part due to the daily commute between her home in Portland and the Oregon Supreme Court Building in Salem, partly due to the stress of the job, and in part because her husband was retiring and asked her to travel with him.Robert's marriage to Keith Skelton lasted until his death on October 23, 1995.