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]

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