DC Circuit’s Rogers to Go Senior, Biden Gets Third Seat to Fill

Judith Rogers is stepping down in September as an active judge on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit after 28 years.

Rogers, who was appointed by Bill Clinton as the first Black woman on the court, will be taking senior status, according to the federal judiciary’s website.

The decision gives President Joe Biden a fourth appointment to the chief venue for cases involving Congress and inter-agency disputes that has been a springboard for some to the Supreme Court.

The nomination of US District Judge Michelle Childs to replace David Tatel, who took senior status ...