Regina M. Rodriguez
Regina M. Rodriguez | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Regina Marie Woods 1963 (age 60–61) Gunnison, Colorado, U.S. |
| Education | University of Iowa (BS) University of Colorado (JD) |
Regina Marie Rodriguez (born 1963) is an American attorney who is the nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
Early life and education
Rodriguez was born in 1963 in Gunnison, Colorado.[1] Her father's family is Mexican-American and her mother's family is Japanese-American.[2] Rodriguez received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Iowa in 1985 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1988.
Career
She began her legal career as an associate in the Denver law firm of Cooper & Kelly, P.C. (now defunct) from 1988 to 1995. She served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado from 1995 to 2002, during which time she served as the Deputy Chief of the Civil Division from 1998 to 1999 and as chief of the civil division from 1999 to 2002. In addition, from 1997 to 1998, she served a four-month detail as deputy senior counsel for alternative dispute resolution in the United States Department of Justice. Previously, from 2002 to 2016, she worked in the Denver office of Faegre & Benson LLP (now Faegre Baker Daniels LLP) as a special counsel until she was elevated to partner in 2005. She was a partner in the Denver office of Hogan Lovells from 2016 to 2019, where she specialized in mass tort and product liability defense.[3] She has been a partner at WilmerHale since 2019.[citation needed]
Federal judicial nominations
Expired nomination to district court under Barack Obama
On April 28, 2016 President Barack Obama nominated Rodriguez to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, to the seat vacated by Judge Robert E. Blackburn, who took senior status on April 12, 2016. Her nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.[4]
Renomination under Joe Biden
On March 30, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Rodriguez to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.[5]
References
- ^ "Lawyer Central profile". Archived from the original on 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ Ingold, John (April 28, 2016). "Obama nominates Denver lawyer Regina Rodriguez to federal bench". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ ""President Obama Nominates Eight to Serve on the United States District Courts" White House, April 28, 2016". Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ ""Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, April 28, 2016". Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate 11 Judicial Candidates", White House, March 30, 2021 Archived March 30, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
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