Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016 and confirmed by the Senate 83–0, Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. She earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 2004. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1975 · age 51
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2016
- Confirmed
- 83–0
- Education
- Georgetown School of Foreign Service 1997 · Yale Law School 2004
- Succeeded
- James E. Gritzner
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Southern District of Iowa succeeded James E. Gritzner | Obama (D) | 83–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 83–0 on February 8, 2016 · 114th Congress, Roll Call 18. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 83
41 D, 41 R, 1 I
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joe Donnelly(D-IN)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Mike Enzi(R-WY)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Jeff Flake(R-AZ)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Cory Gardner(R-CO)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- David Perdue(R-GA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Timothy Scott(R-SC)
- Jefferson Sessions(R-AL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 17
3 D, 13 R, 1 I
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Bernie Sanders(I-VT)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
Education
| Georgetown University School of Foreign Service | B.S.F.S. | 1997 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 2004 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Ebinger was assigned 1,764 district-court cases (1996–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 220 days across 1,333 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 353 of Ebinger’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 323 were affirmed, 15 reversed or vacated, and 15 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger?
- President Barack Obama appointed Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in 2016.
- Was Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger 83–0 on February 8, 2016.
- Which court is Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger on?
- Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2016)
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10 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).