Senate Confirms Stephanie Rose as U.S. District Court Judge

September 16, 2012

The U.S. Senate voted to approve, by an 89-1 vote, Stephanie Rose as a U.S. district court judge.  To date, President Obama has appointed 72 women to the federal bench, which is the most ever appointed by a president in a single term.  Rose is the first woman to serve on the Southern District of Iowa.