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Ebinger, Rebecca Goodgame
Born 1975 in Clearwater, FL
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Nominated by Barack Obama on September 15, 2015, to a seat vacated by James E. Gritzner. Confirmed by the Senate on February 8, 2016, and received commission on February 16, 2016.
Education:
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, B.S.F.S., 1997
Yale Law School, J.D., 2004
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Nominated by Barack Obama on September 15, 2015, to a seat vacated by James E. Gritzner. Confirmed by the Senate on February 8, 2016, and received commission on February 16, 2016.
Education:
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, B.S.F.S., 1997
Yale Law School, J.D., 2004
Professional Career:
Assistant county attorney, Black Hawk County, Iowa, designated as special assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Iowa, 2004-2006
Law clerk, Hon. Michael J. Melloy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2006-2008
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Iowa, 2009-2010
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Iowa, 2011-2012
Judge, Iowa District Court, Fifth Judicial District (Subdistrict 5C), 2012-2016