James E. Rogan

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James Edward Rogan
Judge of the Orange County Superior Court
Incumbent
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 (1957-08-21) August 21, 1957 (age 66) 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.