[1] He matriculated at Wynberg Boys' High School in 1976,[2] and then attended the University of Cape Town, where he completed a BA in 1982, an Honours degree in classics in 1983, and an LLB in 1985.
However, after the interviews, the Judicial Service Commission recommended the appointment of only one candidate, Robert Henney, and left the other vacancy unfilled.
[2] His time in the Constitutional Court coincided with preparations for the 2021 local government elections, and Rogers wrote the majority judgement in Electoral Commission v Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs,[15] a case in which the Electoral Commission unsuccessfully applied for special dispensation to postpone the constitutionally mandated elections because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
[2][16] He also wrote the Constitutional Court's unanimous judgement in Shiva Uranium v Tayob,[17][18] as well as in Barnard Labuschagne v South African Revenue Service,[19] Municipal Employees Pension Fund v Mongwaketse,[20] NVM v Tembisa Hospital,[21] and Minister of Police v Fidelity Security Services (co-written with Steven Majiedt).
In April 2019, his interview was diverted by Supreme Court President Mandisa Maya, who reported that appeals judges had complained about Rogers's temperament.
[2] In April 2021, much of his interview revolved around discussion of his involvement in internecine conflict on the Western Cape bench.
[2] Asked about affirmative action, Rogers told the panel that, given the small size of the Constitutional Court, the primary criterion in the selection of judges should be "judicial excellence", not demographic representivity.