Jennifer Rodgers
Jennifer Rodgers | |
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| Born | Jennifer Gillum 1970 or 1971 (age 55–56) |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
Jennifer Gillum Rodgers (born 1970/1971)[1] is an American attorney and legal analyst at CNN.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Rodgers was born Jennifer Gillum, the daughter of Sharon and Edward R. Gillum, and raised in metropolitan Sacramento.[2] Her father was a civil engineer and her mother a high school teacher.[2] Rodgers graduated with a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles and a J.D from University of California, Berkeley School of Law.[3] She clerked for United States District Judge Stanley A. Weigel in the Northern District of California and then worked as an associate in the litigation department of Cravath, Swaine & Moore.[3] In 2000, she joined the United States Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York[4] where she served as Deputy Chief and Chief of the Organized Crime Unit; and as Deputy Chief and Chief of the General Crimes Unit.[3] In 2012, she was named by United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, as Deputy Chief of the Appeals Unit.[4] She served as the Executive Director for the Advancement of Public Integrity at Columbia University until 2018.[5] She is currently a lecturer at the Columbia Law School and serves on its advisory board and as a legal analyst for CNN.[3][6][5]
Rodgers signed a letter saying that President Donald Trump would be charged with obstruction of justice if he were not in office.[7]
Politics
[edit | edit source]In 2020, Rodgers endorsed Alvin Bragg for district attorney of Manhattan and was featured on Bragg's campaign website.[8] She specifically raised his internal ethical policies, stating that there is "very little external oversight of district attorneys."[9]
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