Judith Ann Wilson Rogers (born 1939, New York City) is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She was nominated by William J. Clinton to replace Clarence Thomas and is the first African-American female to sit on the circuit. She joined the circuit in 1994. 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, known informally as the D.C. Circuit, is the federal appellate court for the U.S. district court in Washington, DC. Appeals from the D.C. Circuit, as with all the U.S. Courts of Appeals, are heard... Justice Clarence Thomas Justice Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans, Black Americans, or blacks, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to West Africa. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

She received an A.B. from Radcliffe College in 1961, J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1964 and an LL.M. from the University of Virginia in 1988. She clerked on the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia and then worked as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia for three years. Radcliffe College is the historical name of a womens educational institution closely associated with Harvard University, one of the Seven Sisters. ... Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ... The Master of Laws is an advanced law degree that allows someone to specialize in a particular area of law. ... The University of Virginia (also referred to as UVa and often called simply Virginia for short) is a research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. ...

She worked in various legal jobs for the federal government and city of Washington, D.C. throughout the 1970's, including as a special assistant for legislation in the Office of the Mayor, primarily under Walter Washington, from 1974-1979. She then worked as the corporation counsel to the city from 1979-1983. Washington, D.C., short for the District of Columbia (also known as the the District -- although locals do not typically use this term, preferring DC -- or, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America. ... Walter Edward Washington (April 15, 1915 – October 27, 2003) was the first elected mayor (and first black mayor) of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC). ...

She was a judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals from 1983-1988 and was its chief judge from 1988-1994. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals was established by the U.S. Congress in 1970 as the highest court of the District of Columbia. ...

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Biography at the Circuit Court's web site