Jonathan Rolfe

Jonathan Rolfe was re-appointed to the Benefits Review Board (BRB) in 2025, where he previously served as an Administrative Appeals Judge and Vice Chair for ten years. Prior to his most recent service with BRB, Judge Rolfe served as an Administrative Appeals Judge for the Department’s Administrative Review Board, and in the Department’s Office of the Solicitor, where he represented the Director of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs in litigation in front of the BRB and various United States Courts of Appeals on issues arising under the Black Lung Benefits Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its extensions. Before beginning his government service, Judge Rolfe worked in private practice for ten years in the District of Columbia, where he focused on labor and employment law litigation in federal courts, primarily representing national and international labor unions. Judge Rolfe is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School and the University of Minnesota, Duluth.