Janice Rogers Brown

Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit

Nominated by George W. Bush on February 14, 2005; Confirmed by the Senate on June 8, 2005, and received commission on June 10, 2005.

Education:

California State University, B.A., 1974
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1977
University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 2004

Professional Career:

Deputy legislative counsel, Legislative Counsel Bureau, State of California, 1977-1979
Deputy attorney general, Attorney General`s Office, California Department of Justice, 1979-1987
Deputy secretary & general counsel, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, State of California, 1987-1990
Private practice, California, 1990-1991
Legal affairs secretary, Governor Pete Wilson`s Office, 1991-1994
Associate justice, California Court of Appeals for the Third District, 1994-1996
Associate justice, California Supreme Court, 1996-2005
Adjunct professor, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1998-1999