Who appointed Judith Ann Wilson Rogers?

President William J. Clinton appointed Judith Ann Wilson Rogers to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1994.

Was Judith Ann Wilson Rogers appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Judith Ann Wilson Rogers was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Judith Ann Wilson Rogers's confirmation vote?

Judith Ann Wilson Rogers was confirmed by voice vote on March 10, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Columbia Circuit / Appointed 1994 / Senior status since 2022

Judith Ann Wilson Rogers

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

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Judith Ann Wilson Rogers is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1964. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1939 · age 87
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 1994
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Radcliffe College 1961 · Harvard Law School 1964
Succeeded: Clarence Thomas
Succeeded by: Bradley Nelson Garcia

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1994	District of Columbia Circuit succeeded Clarence Thomas	Clinton (D)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Radcliffe College	A.B.	1961
Harvard Law School	LL.B.	1964
University of Virginia School of Law	LL.M.	1988

Judicial Record

In our data, Rogers authored 2 published opinions for the court (2006–2014). Most cited: Christian Civic League of Maine, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission (1 citation).

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
2006	Christian Civic League of Maine, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission	433 F. Supp. 2d 81	1
2014	Center for Food Safety v. Sally Jewell	–	0

Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 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 Judith Ann Wilson Rogers?: President William J. Clinton appointed Judith Ann Wilson Rogers to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1994.
Was Judith Ann Wilson Rogers appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Judith Ann Wilson Rogers was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Judith Ann Wilson Rogers's confirmation vote?: Judith Ann Wilson Rogers was confirmed by voice vote on March 10, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Judith Ann Wilson Rogers on?: Judith Ann Wilson Rogers is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Sources

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32 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).