John M. Rogers
Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2002-
John M. Rogers is a senior judge for the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Rogers was born on June 26, 1948 in Rochester, New York. He received his bachelor's degree in 1970 from Stanford University and his law degree in 1974 from the University of Michigan Law School. He also joined the US Army Reserves and served in that capacity until 1998. Following law school, Rogers joined the Department of Justice as an appellate attorney in the Civil Division. In 1978, he joined the faculty of the University of Kentucky College of Law, teaching international law, constitutional law, administrative law, and torts. In 2001, President George W. Bush nominated him to serve as a judge for the Sixth Circuit, to a seat vacated by Judge Eugene E. Siler Jr. The Senate confirmed his nomination on November 14, 2002. Rogers assumed senior status on May 15, 2018 and continues to serve in that capacity.
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Oral Histories
- Rogers, John M., interview by Anu Kasarabada. April 23, 2018, John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
- Rogers, John M., interview by Anu Kasarabada. May 31, 2018, John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
