Judge Rogers, Burlington, was appointed to the bench January, 2017. He attended University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts, where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors, majoring in sociology in 1997 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2000. After being admitted to the Iowa Bar, Judge Rogers worked as First Assistant County Attorney in the Des Moines County Attorneys Office from October, 2000 - January, 2017. In 2012 Judge Rogers received the Iowa County Attorney's Association Staff Attorney Award of Merit.