[1] Her father is noted architect John Louis Wilson Jr., known for his work in designing public buildings in New York City.

[4] Rogers was nominated by President Bill Clinton on November 17, 1993, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated by Judge Clarence Thomas.

[6] In March 2017, Rogers argued the First Amendment provides the public a qualified right to access prisoners' court filings when the court, unanimous in judgment but in divided opinions, found that the press could not access classified video of Jihad Ahmed Mustafa Dhiab being force fed during the Guantanamo Bay hunger strikes.

[8][9] In August 2017, Rogers partially dissented when the court found that mandatory minimum sentences as applied to the Nisour Square massacre killers were unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishments.

[12][13] On November 12, 2021, Rogers wrote for the unanimous panel in allowing the USPS regulator to set higher mail rates.