Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT—S.D. Iowa.: Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger confirmed, (Feb 9, 2016)

Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger has been confirmed by the Senate to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Ebinger was nominated by President Obama last year and confirmed by a vote of 83-0. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) praised Ebinger, whose confirmation was part of a deal between Republican and Democratic leaders to vote on five judicial nominees by President’s Day. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced Ebinger to the Judiciary Committee.

Most recently, Ebinger was an Iowa state court judge in DesMoines. She began her career in the Iowa U.S. Attorney’s Office as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for Black Hawk County before holding Assistant U.S. Attorney posts in Iowa’s Northern and Southern Districts. Her work as a federal prosecutor covered a range of matters, including white collar crimes. She also was a law clerk for the Hon. Michael J. Melloy of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Ebinger holds a B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a law degree from Yale Law School.

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