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Background Check | Princess Page Rogers
Princess Page Rogers describes her husband as “amazingly talented” but that description aptly fits her as well. Rogers grew up the second of five children in Memphis. Her mother worked as an ordained minister and her stepfather worked in construction. She attended Whitehaven High School. For college, Rogers remembers wanting to go to a state school far away from Memphis so she chose UT Knoxville. Her roommate and two suitemates her freshmen year were Whitehaven classmates. Rogers loved being at UT so much she says she even stayed an extra year and graduated in 2009. She received a BS in Communications with a double major in Journalism and Political Science.
No one in her immediate or extended family practiced law but Rogers recalls in third grade they would have different speakers on their professions. One such speaker was a criminal defense attorney. That interaction inspired Rogers to go to law school with the desire to help defend the accused.
Since Rogers loved Knoxville so much, she wanted to stay for law school but her parents thought she was having too much fun there and needed to go elsewhere. Rogers and her aunt took a trip to Lansing, MI to the Thomas Cooley Law School. Rogers liked the school and since there was not much to do in Lansing, Rogers knew she would not be distracted. Not fully appreciating the western Michigan winters, Rogers started law school in January 2010.
Rogers still intended on doing defense work when she started law school. She even did an internship at a local PD’s office. Following the murder of her nephew in Memphis, Rogers changed her mind and decided that she no longer wanted to defend people. She completed an internship at the DA’s office in Nashville working for Torry Johnson which confirmed for Rogers her desire to prosecute, but she did not start out practicing in the DA’s office.
In the fall of 2013, Rogers opened up a solo practice doing criminal defense and family law. For about two years she did a lot of driving back and forth to Memphis since that’s where most of her referrals were coming from. One day a friend at the State called her about a job at the Division of Tenncare which she accepted. She did all appeals which were telephonic, administrative hearings. She worked there from March 2016 until July 2022.
While speaking with some friends from NapierLooby about a potential DA position, Rogers mentioned if they ever heard of any openings, to let her know. They told Rogers to send her resume over. Luckily for her, not long after that, Khadija Babb won her election for Criminal Court which opened up a position in Juvenile Court.
Rogers works on all cases in Juvenile Court except for transfer cases. She loves the atmosphere at Juvenile Court. Led by Judge Calloway, there’s a family feeling and a collective belief that the youth are “their kids.”
When Rogers is not working in court, you might find her at her other business, The King’s Palate, a catering company. She loves cooking which runs in her family. When she came to Nashville, Rogers started cooking more and delving into different cuisines which led to starting the business in 2014.
Her talents also include being a published author. Her first book, From the Crushing to the Crown, came out last year. The book, a faith-based testimony, targets 16-35-year-old females, has led to some incredible podcast and devotional opportunities.
Rogers has also been quite active in the legal community. She is the immediate past-president of Napier-Looby, a first year director for Lawyers Association for Women, Co-Chair of the NBA Diversity Committee, and serves as the YLD’s delegate to the TBA House of Delegates.
Rogers married Calvin Rogers, Jr. on November 22, 2019. Calvin works as the full-time youth ministry director at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. He’s also a musician and a producer.
The couple are very active at their church, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where they both spend time mentoring youth. They live in Joelton and enjoy traveling together Separately, Rogers can be found reading or working out.
