| Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers | |
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| Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 21, 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Vaughn Walker |
| Judge of the Superior Court of Alameda County | |
| In office 2008 – November 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Preceded by | Carlos G. Ynostroza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 Houston, Texas |
| Spouse(s) | Matthew C. Rogers[1] |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (A.B.) University of Texas School of Law (J.D.) |
Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers (born 1965) is an American lawyer and judge, who serves on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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Gonzalez Rogers was born Marie Yvonne Gonzalez in 1965 in Houston, Texas.[2] Gonzalez Rogers earned an A.B. in 1987 from Princeton University and a law degree in 1991 from University of Texas School of Law.[3]
From 1991 until 2003, Gonzalez Rogers worked as a litigator in private practice in San Francisco at the law firm of Cooley Godward LLP (now Cooley LLP).[3] She was an equity partner at the firm from 1999 until 2001.
Gonzalez Rogers was a member of the civil grand jury in Alameda County, California from 2005 until 2007, and served as foreperson from 2006 until 2007.[3]
Gonzalez Rogers served as a pro tem judge in Alameda County, California from 2007 until 2008.[3] In 2008, Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Gonzalez Rogers, a Democrat, to the Alameda County Superior Court.[4] She replaced Judge Carlos G. Ynostroza on the bench.[4]
On May 4, 2011, President Obama nominated Gonzalez Rogers to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California that had been vacated by Judge Vaughn Walker, who had retired at the end of 2010.[5] The Senate confirmed her in an 89–6 vote on November 15, 2011.[6] She received her commission on November 21, 2011. She is the first Latina to serve as a federal judge in the Northern District of California.[7]
Gonzalez Rogers' husband, Matthew C. Rogers, has served in various positions in the Obama administration.[7] The couple live in Piedmont, California.[7]