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Jim Rogan | |
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| Judge of theOrange County Superior Court | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Preceded by | Susanne Shaw |
| Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Director of theUnited States Patent and Trademark Office | |
| In office December 10, 2001 – January 9, 2004 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Q. Todd Dickinson |
| Succeeded by | Jon Dudas |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's27th district | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Moorhead |
| Succeeded by | Adam Schiff |
| Majority Leader of the California Assembly | |
| In office January 16, 1996 – November 30, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Curt Pringle |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Villaraigosa |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the43rd district | |
| In office May 9, 1994 – November 30, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Nolan |
| Succeeded by | Scott Wildman |
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| Born | James Edward Rogan (1957-08-21)August 21, 1957 (age 68) San Francisco,California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Las Positas College University of California, Berkeley (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD) |
James Edward Rogan (born August 21, 1957) is an American judge of theSuperior Court of California, adjunct law professor, author and former Member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromCalifornia. He also formerly served as United States Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property,Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office,California State AssemblyMajority Leader, a judge of the California Municipal Court, a gang murder prosecutor with theLos Angeles County District Attorney's office and a civil litigator in private law practice. In January 2007, PresidentGeorge W. Bush nominated Rogan to be a federal judge for theUnited States District Court for the Central District of California, but the Senate failed to act on the nomination before the expiration of Bush's term in office.
Rogan was expelled from high school in the tenth grade. Although he never completed high school formally, Rogan attended Chabot Community College—nowLas Positas Community College—inLivermore. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in political science from theUniversity of California at Berkeley, and later hisJuris Doctor degree fromUCLA Law School, where he was a member of the UCLA Law Review. Rogan helped pay his way through law school by working as a bartender and bouncer at several Hollywood night clubs.
Rogan did a short stint (1983–1985) as a civil litigation attorney in one ofLos Angeles' oldest law firms (Lillick McHose & Charles). He resigned from his firm and signed on as aLos Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, where he later was recruited to the "Hardcore Gang Murder Unit". He prosecuted some of Los Angeles' most notorious street gangs.[1] In a 1990 statewide poll of prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges,California Lawyer Magazine named Rogan as one of the state's most effective prosecutors.[2]
Later that year GovernorGeorge Deukmejian appointed the 33-year-old prosecutor to be a judge of the Glendale Municipal Court. Rogan was California's youngest sitting state court judge at the time of his elevation to the bench. During his service on the municipal court (1990–1994) Rogan presided over thousands of civil and criminal cases. In 1993 his colleagues elected him presiding judge of their local court. He began teaching as an adjunct professor of law in 1987; over the next two decades he taught at various law schools in Southern California, and continues teaching to date. He has been an adjunct professor of criminal law, criminal procedure, trial practice and trial advocacy. He has lectured in many other areas of law, including evidence and intellectual property.[citation needed]
In 1994 Rogan ran for and won a special election to theCalifornia State Assembly after the previous incumbent, former GOP minority leader Pat Nolan resigned after he was convicted of charges of accepting illegal campaign contributions as a result of an FBI sting operation. Nolan was later pardoned by PresidentDonald Trump. In Rogan's freshman term his colleagues elected himMajority Leader. California Journal Magazine named him the Assembly's most effective legislator, and ranked him No. 1 in integrity and No. 1 in effectiveness. He served on the Assembly's Appropriations, Budget, Public Safety, Natural Resources, and Education Committees.[3]
In1996, Rogan won the first of two terms to theUnited States House of Representatives. Elected with just 50.1%, Rogan became one of only two House members to serve on both the House Commerce Committee and the House Judiciary Committee. On the House Judiciary Committee, Rogan and his colleagues were responsible for reviewing all proposed legislation dealing with a variety of complex issues, including all intellectual property issues (copyrights, patents and trademarks); protection of trade and commerce against unlawful restraint of trade and monopolies; the judiciary and all judicial proceedings (civil and criminal); administrative proceedings; immigration issues; bankruptcy law, and all proposed constitutional amendments.[citation needed]
As a member of the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration, Rogan was a leader in helping to increase the number of H1-B immigration visas, which are critical to America's high-tech community. As a member of the House Commerce Committee, Rogan served on the oldest and most powerful Committee in the House. Further, as a member of the two most critical subcommittees (the Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection subcommittee, and the Energy and Power subcommittee) Rogan shared responsibility for helping to craft legislation on all matters of interstate and foreign commerce and trade; interstate and foreign telecommunications, regulation of commercial practices (including the Federal Trade Commission); consumer affairs and consumer protection; product liability issues; motor vehicle safety; and all laws relating to national energy policy, including utility issues, and regulation of nuclear facilities.[citation needed]
During his congressional service, Rogan was Assistant Majority Whip for the House Republican Conference, helping mobilize House votes on key legislative objectives, provided legislative information to Members and the House leadership, and helped to coordinate legislative and political strategies within the Congress. He also was a member of both Speaker Gingrich and Majority LeaderDick Armey's "Kitchen Cabinet" advisory groups. He met regularly with the Speaker and the Majority Leader to discuss political and legislative strategies and tactics during the congressional session. Speaker Gingrich named Rogan as co-chairman of the Speaker's High Tech Task Force, and named RoganSpeaker Pro Tempore on numerous occasions.[citation needed]
Because of his background as a prosecutor and his reputation for respect among Republicans and Democrats,[citation needed] Rogan was selected to be one of the thirteenhouse managers in theimpeachment trial of President Clinton.[4] Although Rogan and his predecessor in the 27th District were both Republican, the district had been trending Democratic for some time, and many of the district's constituents opposed the impeachment. In 2000, Democrats made defeating Rogan a high priority in the U.S. House races, and he was defeated by then state senatorAdam Schiff in the most expensive House race in history at the time.
Shortly after Rogan left Congress, President George W. Bush selected him to be the U.S.Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and director of theU.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Although controlled by a Democratic majority, the U.S. Senate confirmed Rogan unanimously, and he assumed office in December 2001. In this new role, Rogan ran one of the oldest agencies in the federal government, overseeing 8,000 employees and a $1.5 billion budget. He served as chief advisor to the president on all matters of intellectual property and authored the USPTO's 21st Century Strategic Plan, a reorganization of the 214-year-old agency to modernize and integrate its operations with the leading world intellectual property offices.[citation needed]
Rogan left the Bush administration in early 2004, and joined the law firm ofVenable LLP, where he worked as a partner in their Southern California and Washington, D.C., offices. Later, he joinedPreston Gates & Ellis LLP, working out of their California and D.C. offices.
In January 2007, PresidentGeorge W. Bush nominated Rogan for a federal judgeship for theUnited States District Court for the Central District of California.[5][6] His nomination received broad bipartisan support, including the unanimous approval of Democratic U.S. SenatorDianne Feinstein's judicial nominee review committee, along with the highest rating from theAmerican Bar Association. Despite this, the Democratic-controlled United States Senate Judiciary Committee declined to give Rogan's nomination a hearing because U.S. SenatorBarbara Boxer put a hold on the nomination, citing Rogan's role in Clinton's impeachment as the reason. His nomination died at the end of the 109th Congress in January 2009 because the Senate failed to act on it.[7][8]
In July 2006, California governorArnold Schwarzenegger appointed Rogan to serve as a judge on theSuperior Court of California in Orange County; Rogan took office in October 2006.[9][10] He won election to a full term without opposition in 2008, and again in 2014 and 2020. He retired from the bench in late 2023.[11] Since the mid-1980s he has served as an adjunct professor of law at various law schools in Southern California, where he has taught criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence, and trial advocacy.
Rogan planned on marrying his longtime girlfriend, Terri Lemke, but the relationship did not survive his move to Los Angeles to attend law school.[12] He married Christine Apffel in 1988; they have twin daughters.[citation needed]
Rogan has authored fournon-fiction books, and one work ofhistorical fiction:
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| Preceded by | Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Director of theUnited States Patent and Trademark Office 2001–2004 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
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