Margaret Catharine Rodgers

Personal

Birthday: 
1964
Birthplace: 
Pensacola, FL
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Female
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army, 1985-1987
Law clerk, Hon. Lacey A. Collier, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 1992-1994
Private practice, Pensacola, Florida, 1994-1998, 1999-2002
General counsel, West Florida Medical Center, Pensacola, Florida, 1998-1999

Education

Name of School: 
University of West Florida
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1989
Name of School - Second: 

California Western School of Law

California Western School of Law, founded in 1924, is a private, non-profit law school located in San Diego, California. It is popularly known as California Western or Cal Western and formerly California Western University. The school was approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) in 1962 and became a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in 1967. It is the oldest law school in San Diego.

According to the ABA, the bar pass rate is 78% for first time takers. California Western ranks very high on the respected National Jurist legal publication's list of Best Schools for Bar Exam Preparation. California Western made it into the list's 2012 coveted top 20.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1992

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
Court Name: 

Florida Northern District Court

President Nominating: 
George W. Bush
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
11/21/2003
Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services: 

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2002-2003