Margaret Rodgers
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2003 - Present
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Margaret Catharine Rodgers is a federal judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. She joined the court in 2003 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. Rodgers was chief judge of the court from 2011 to 2018.
Early life and education
Born in Pensacola, Florida, Rodgers graduated from the University of West Florida with her bachelor's degree in 1989 and from the California Western School of Law with her J.D. in 1992.[1]
Military service
Rodgers served in the U.S. Army from 1985 to 1987.[1]
Professional career
- 2002 - Present: United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- 2003 - Present: Judge
- 2011-2018: Chief judge
- 2002-2003: Magistrate judge
- 2003 - Present: Judge
- 1999-2002: Private practice, Pensacola, Fla.
- 1998-1999: General counsel, West Florida Medical Center
- 1994-1998: Private practice, Pensacola, Fla.
- 1992-1994: Law clerk, Hon. Lacey Collier, United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Florida
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Margaret Catharine Rodgers |
| Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 98 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: July 14, 2003
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| ABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: September 17, 2003
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| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: October 2, 2003
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| Confirmed: October 20, 2003
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| Vote: 82-0
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Rodgers was nominated by President George W. Bush on July 14, 2003, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida vacated by Lacey Collier. The American Bar Association rated Rodgers Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Rodgers' nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 17, 2003, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on October 2, 2003. Rodgers was confirmed on a recorded 82-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on October 20, 2003, and she received her commission on November 21, 2003. Rodgers served as the district court's chief judge from 2011 to 2018.[1][2][3]
Magistrate judge, Northern District of Florida
Rodgers served as a federal magistrate judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida from 2002 to 2003.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Margaret Catharine Rodgers," accessed July 5, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 810 — Margaret Catharine Rodgers — The Judiciary," accessed July 5, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 108th Congress," accessed July 5, 2017
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| Preceded by - |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida 2003-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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| 2001 |
Armijo • Bates • Beistline • Blackburn • Bowdre • Bunning • Bury • Caldwell • Camp • Cassell • Cebull • Clement • Clifton • Crane • Eagan • Engelhardt • Friot • Gibbons • Granade • Gregory • Gritzner • Haddon • Hartz • Heaton • Hicks • Howard • Johnson • Jorgenson • Krieger • Land • Leon • Mahan • Martinez • Martone • McConnell • Melloy • Mills • O'Brien • Parker • Payne • Prost • Reeves • Riley • Robinson • Rogers • Royal • Shedd • B. Smith • L. Smith • Walton • Wooten • Zainey | ||
| 2002 |
Africk • Anderson • Autrey • Baylson • Cercone • Chesler • Clark • Collyer • Conner • Conti • Corrigan • Davis • Davis • Dorr • England • Ericksen • Fuller • Gardner • Godbey • Griesbach • Hanen • Hovland • Hudson • Jones • Jordan • Kinkeade • Klausner • Kugler • Leighton • Linares • Moses • Marra • Martinez • Martini • Mays • McVerry • Phillips • Raggi • Reade • Rose • Rufe • Savage • Schwab • Smith • St. Eve • Walter • White • Wolfson | ||
| 2003 |
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| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida
State courts:
Florida Supreme Court • Florida District Courts of Appeal • Florida Circuit Court • Florida County Court
State resources:
Courts in Florida • Florida judicial elections • Judicial selection in Florida
