Who appointed Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers?

President Barack Obama appointed Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2011.

Was Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers 89–6 on November 15, 2011.

Northern District of California / Appointed 2011 / Active

Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by the Senate 89–6, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1991. Sources ↓

Born: 1965 · age 61
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2011
Confirmed: 89–6
Education: Princeton 1987 · University of Texas Law 1991
Succeeded: Vaughn R. Walker

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2011	Northern District of California succeeded Vaughn R. Walker	Obama (D)	89–6

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 89–6 on November 15, 2011 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 207. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 89

49 D, 38 R, 2 I

Voted against · 6

6 R

Did not vote · 5

2 D, 3 R

Education

Princeton University	A.B.	1987
University of Texas School of Law	J.D.	1991

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Rogers was assigned 6,297 district-court cases (2004–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 209 days across 3,080 closed cases.

Personal-injury torts44%

Other civil matters23%

Other federal statutes6%

Civil rights4%

Intellectual property4%

Labor & ERISA4%

Other15%

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 191 of Rogers’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 152 were affirmed, 26 reversed or vacated, and 13 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 Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers?: President Barack Obama appointed Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2011.
Was Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers 89–6 on November 15, 2011.
Which court is Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on?: Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Sources

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