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# Janice Rogers Brown

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- State: District of Columbia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2005-2017
- Associate justice, Supreme Court of California, 1996-2005
- Adjunct professor, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1998-1999
- Associate justice, California Court of Appeal, Third District, 1994-1996
- Associate Justice, California Supreme Court, 1994-1996
- Deputy attorney general, State of California, 1979-1987
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

### Education

- University of Virginia School of Law
- California State University, Sacramento

### Additional information

- Practitioner, 2006-2006
- Joined the court in 2005 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
- Practitioner, 1995-1995
- Pete Wilson, CA, 1991-1994
- Private practice, California, 1990-1991
- Deputy secretary and general counsel, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, State of California, 1987-1990
- Deputy legislative counsel, State of California, 1977-1979
- Date of birth: 1949-05-11
- Legal affairs secretary, Gov.
- Birth place: Greenville, AL

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/422/janice-rogers-brown/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/422/janice-rogers-brown/)
- [U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/422/janice-rogers-brown/)
- [Federal Judicial Center: D.C. Circuit judicial service](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/brown-janice-rogers)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/422/janice-rogers-brown/)
- [Brown, Janice Rogers | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/brown-janice-rogers)
- [Janice Rogers Brown](https://ballotpedia.org/Janice_Rogers_Brown)
- [Wikidata: Janice Rogers Brown](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10949678)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.