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Margo Kitsy Brodie
American judge (born 1966)
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]
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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 (1966-04-12) April 12, 1966 (age 58) St. John's, British West Indies (now Antigua and Barbuda) |
| Education | St. Francis College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (JD) |
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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]
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]
- Geberer, Raanan (January 7, 2021). "New Chief Judge Named in Federal E.D. Courthouse". Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- "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.
- 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.
- Margo Kitsy Brodie at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Margo Kitsy Brodie at Ballotpedia
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| 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 | |