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James Edward Rogan | |
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| Judge of the Orange County Superior Court | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Preceded by | Susanne Shaw |
| Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property | |
| In office December 10, 2001 – January 9, 2004 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Q. Todd Dickinson |
| Succeeded by | Jon Dudas |
| Director of the United 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 the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 27th 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 the California State Assembly from the 43rd district | |
| In office May 9, 1994 – November 30, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Nolan |
| Succeeded by | Scott Wildman |
| Judge of the Glendale Municipal Court | |
| In office December 14, 1990 – March 12, 1994 | |
| Appointed by | George Deukmejian |
| Preceded by | Cheryl Krott |
| Succeeded by | James Simpson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Edward Rogan August 21, 1957 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Christine Apffel (m. 1988) |
| 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 the Superior Court of California, adjunct law professor, author and former Member of the United States House of Representatives from California. 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 Assembly Majority Leader, a judge of the California Municipal Court, a gang murder prosecutor with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office and a civil litigator in private law practice. In January 2007, President George W. Bush nominated Rogan to be a federal judge for the United 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.