Margo Kitsy Brodie

Margo Kitsy Brodie
Brodie in 2015
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 1, 2021
Preceded byRoslynn R. Mauskopf
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 29, 2012
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byAllyne R. Ross
Personal details
Born
Margo Kitsy Williams

(1966-04-12) April 12, 1966 (age 58)
St. John's, British West Indies (now Antigua and Barbuda)
EducationSt. Francis College (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (JD)

Margo Kitsy Brodie (née Williams; born April 12, 1966) is the chief 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

  1. ^ a b Geberer, Raanan (January 7, 2021). "New Chief Judge Named in Federal E.D. Courthouse". Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c Margo Kitsy Brodie at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting - October 6, 2011" (PDF). judiciary.senate.gov.
  6. ^ "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.
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
2012–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
2021–present