Who appointed Janice Rogers Brown?

President George W. Bush appointed Janice Rogers Brown to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2005.

Was Janice Rogers Brown appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Janice Rogers Brown was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Janice Rogers Brown's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Janice Rogers Brown 56–43 on June 8, 2005.

District of Columbia Circuit / Appointed 2005 / Served to 2017

Janice Rogers Brown

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005 and confirmed by the Senate 56–43, Janice Rogers Brown was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She earned a law degree from University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law in 1977. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1949 · age 77
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2005
Confirmed: 56–43
Education: California State, Sacramento 1974 · University of California, Los Angeles, Law 1977
Succeeded: Stephen Fain Williams
Succeeded by: Gregory George Katsas

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2005	District of Columbia Circuit succeeded Stephen Fain Williams	G.W. Bush (R)	56–43

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 56–43 on June 8, 2005 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 131. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 56

1 D, 55 R

Voted against · 43

43 D

Did not vote · 1

1 I

James Jeffords(I-VT)

Education

California State University, Sacramento	B.A.	1974
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law	J.D.	1977
University of Virginia School of Law	LL.M.	2004

Judicial Record

In our data, Brown authored 3 published opinions for the court (1982–2009). Most cited: Bryant v. Lynch (In Re Lynch) (18 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2004	Bryant v. Lynch (In Re Lynch)	315 B.R. 173	18
1982	Johnson v. Bechtel Associates Professional Corp.	545 F. Supp. 783	9
2009	Duckworth v. the United States of America	–	0

Showing the 3 most-cited of 3 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Janice Rogers Brown?: President George W. Bush appointed Janice Rogers Brown to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2005.
Was Janice Rogers Brown appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Janice Rogers Brown was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Janice Rogers Brown's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Janice Rogers Brown 56–43 on June 8, 2005.
Which court was Janice Rogers Brown on?: Janice Rogers Brown was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Sources

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12 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).