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Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Born 1975.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated
Sep 15, 2015
Senate vote
83 to 0
Confirmed
Feb 8, 2016
Commissioned
Feb 16, 2016

Education

  • B.S.F.S., Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 1997
  • J.D., Yale Law School, 2004

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

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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