Rogers, Judith Wilson, 1939-

Judge Judith Wilson Rogers was born on July 27, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor’s degree from Radcliffe College in 1961, and her Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1964. Rogers went on to be the Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia, 1965-1968, a staff attorney at the San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, 1968-1969, a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, 1969-1971, general counsel for the Congressional Commission on the Organization of the District Government, 1971-1972, and in legislative affairs in several different positions in government, 1972-1979.

In 1979, Rogers worked as the assistant city administrator for intergovernmental affairs relations in the District of Columbia. Then from 1979 to 1983 she served as the corporation counsel for the District of Columbia making her the first woman appointed a chief legal officer for the District of Columbia. In 1983, Rogers was nominated by Ronald Reagan to become an associate judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. She served on the Court until 1988.

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