Judith Ann Wilson Rogers
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Judith Ann Wilson Rogers (born 1939, New York City
) is a judge
on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
. She was nominated by President
Bill Clinton
to replace current Associate Justice Clarence Thomas
. She joined the circuit in 1994.
She received an A.B. from Radcliffe College
in 1961, J.D. from Harvard Law School
in 1964 and an LL.M. from the University of Virginia
in 1988. She clerked on the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia and then worked as an assistant U.S. attorney
for the District of Columbia for three years.
She worked in various legal jobs for the federal government
and city of Washington, D.C.
throughout the 1970s, including as a special assistant for legislation in the Office of the Mayor, primarily under Walter Washington
, from 1974-1979. She then worked as the corporation counsel to the city from 1979-1983.
She was a judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
from 1983-1988 and was its chief judge from 1988-1994.
New York City
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) is a judge
Judge
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on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit known informally as the D.C. Circuit, is the federal appellate court for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appeals from the D.C. Circuit, as with all the U.S. Courts of Appeals, are heard on a...
. She was nominated by President
President of the United States
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Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
to replace current Associate Justice Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Succeeding Thurgood Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve on the Court....
. She joined the circuit in 1994.
She received an A.B. from Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was the coordinate college for Harvard University. It was also one of the Seven Sisters colleges. Radcliffe College conferred joint Harvard-Radcliffe diplomas beginning in 1963 and a formal merger agreement with...
in 1961, J.D. from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
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in 1964 and an LL.M. from the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
in 1988. She clerked on the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia and then worked as an assistant U.S. attorney
United States Attorney
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for the District of Columbia for three years.
She worked in various legal jobs for the federal government
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
and city of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
throughout the 1970s, including as a special assistant for legislation in the Office of the Mayor, primarily under Walter Washington
Walter Washington
Walter Edward Washington, was an American politician, the first home-rule mayor of the District of Columbia...
, from 1974-1979. She then worked as the corporation counsel to the city from 1979-1983.
She was a judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is the highest court of the District of Columbia. Established by the United States Congress in 1970, it is equivalent to a state supreme court, except that its power derives from Article I of the U.S. Constitution rather than from the inherent sovereignty...
from 1983-1988 and was its chief judge from 1988-1994.