Margo Kitsy Brodie | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Brodie in 2015 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Roslynn R. Mauskopf |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| Assumed office February 29, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Allyne R. Ross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margo Kitsy Williams April 12, 1966 St. John's, British West Indies (now Antigua and Barbuda) |
| Education |
St. Francis College (
BA) University of Pennsylvania ( JD) |
Margo Kitsy Brodie ( née Williams; born April 12, 1966) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She became chief judge of the court on February 1, 2021. [1]
Early life and education
Brodie was born Margo Kitsy Williams in St. John's, Antigua. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1988 from St. Francis College in Brooklyn and then a Juris Doctor in 1991 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. [2] [3]
Career
Brodie worked for the New York City Law Department from 1991 until 1994, and then at the law firm Carter, Ledyard & Millburn from 1994 until 1999. [2] She then joined the office of the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York in 1999 as an assistant United States attorney. [2] Brodie was Deputy Chief of the General Crimes Section from 2006 to 2007, Chief of the General Crimes Section from 2007 until 2009, [2] Counselor to the Criminal Division from 2009 to 2010, and deputy chief of the Criminal Division from 2010 to 2012. [2] [3]
Federal judicial service
On June 7, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Brodie to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York that had been vacated by Judge Allyne R. Ross, who assumed senior status in April 2011. [4] She received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 7, 2011. Her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote on October 6, 2011, and was placed on the Senate Executive Calendar the same day. [5] On February 27, 2012, the United States Senate confirmed Brodie by an 86–2 vote. [6] She received her commission on February 29, 2012. [3] She became Chief Judge on February 1, 2021. [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Geberer, Raanan (January 7, 2021). "New Chief Judge Named in Federal E.D. Courthouse". Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "President Obama Nominates Four to the United States District Court" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: White House, Office of the Press Secretary. June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ a b c Margo Kitsy Brodie at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (June 7, 2011). "Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved June 8, 2011 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting - October 6, 2011" (PDF). judiciary.senate.gov.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Margo Kitsy Brodie, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York)". www.senate.gov.
External links
- Margo Kitsy Brodie at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Margo Kitsy Brodie at Ballotpedia
- 1966 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American judges
- 21st-century American women judges
- African-American judges
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- St. Francis College alumni
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni