Southern District of Iowa / Appointed 2016 / Active

Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016 and confirmed by the Senate 830, 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: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, February 8, 2016

Appointed by
Barack Obama, 2016
Confirmed
83–0
Education
Georgetown School of Foreign Service 1997 · Yale Law School 2004
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
2016Southern District of Iowa · succeeded James E. GritznerObama (D)83–0

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

10 years on the Southern District of Iowa. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).