Judge Rogers was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals in March 1994. She had previously served on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals since 1983, becoming Chief Judge in 1988. Following her graduation from Radcliffe College and Harvard Law School, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia and subsequently at the Justice Department in the Deputy Attorney Generalâs Office and the Criminal Division. Then, after serving as General Counsel to the congressional commission on the organization of the District of Columbia, she worked for the Mayor of the District of Columbia on congressional and local legislation. She became the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia in 1979 and served until her appointment to the bench in 1983. In 1988, Judge Rogers received a Master of Laws degree from the University of Virginia Law School.
University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia,
1988 M.Law, Master of Law Major: Judicial ProcessHarvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
1964 LL.B., Bachelor of LawRadcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
1961 B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: With Honors
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Instructor, Poverty Law Clinic, Boalt Hall, University of California at Berkeley,
1968
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1969
American Law Institute Member, 1995San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation Trial AttorneyConference of Chief Justices, 1988-1994
Past Employment Positions:
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief Judge,
1988
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1994District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Associate Judge,
1983
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1988District of Columbia, Corporation Counsel,
1979
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1983Mayor of the District Government, Special Assistant for LegislationUnited States Department of Justice, Assistant United States AttorneyCongressional Commission on the Organization of the District Government, General CounselUnited States Department of Justice, Trial Attorney, Criminal DivisionDistrict of Columbia, Assistant United States Attorney
