Roslynn R. Mauskopf

Roslynn R. Mauskopf
Roslynn R. Mauskopf
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
	In office; February 1, 2021 – January 31, 2024
Appointed by	John Roberts
Preceded by	James C. Duff
Succeeded by	Robert J. Conrad
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
	In office; January 26, 2020 – February 1, 2021
Preceded by	Dora Irizarry
Succeeded by	Margo Kitsy Brodie
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
	In office; October 18, 2007 – January 31, 2024
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	David G. Trager
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
	In office; 2002–2007
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Loretta Lynch
Succeeded by	Benton J. Campbell
Personal details
Born	February 7, 1957 (age 67); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Brandeis University (BA); Georgetown University (JD)

Roslynn Renee Mauskopf (born February 7, 1957) is an American lawyer and former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. She previously served as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 2020 to 2021 and as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 2002 to 2007.

Education

Mauskopf earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandeis University in 1979 and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1982.^[1]

Career

Prior to her appointment, Mauskopf as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 2002 to 2007. Before that, Mauskopf served as the inspector general of New York from 1995 to 2002.^[1]

Mauskopf began her legal career in 1982 as an assistant District attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, a position she held until her appointment as New York State inspector general in 1995. Among other positions in the office, Mauskopf served as chief of the Frauds Bureau.^[1] She was also a deputy chief of the Special Prosecutions Bureau.

Federal judicial service

She entered service as a United States district judge in the Eastern District of New York in October 2007. Mauskopf was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 9, 2007 upon the recommendation of Governor George Pataki. On October 4, 2007, the United States Senate confirmed Mauskopf by unanimous consent. She received her commission on October 18, 2007.^[1] She became chief judge on January 26, 2020, after Dora Irizarry assumed senior status, and served in that capacity until February 1, 2021. She retired on January 31, 2024.^[1] Since her retirement, she joined a law firm, Bracewell LLP in New York.^[2]

Administrative Office of the United States Courts

After the retirement of Director James C. Duff on December 31, 2020, on January 5, 2021, Chief Justice John Roberts appointed Mauskopf to be the next director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts effective February 1, 2021.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Roslynn R. Mauskopf at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ Thomsen, Jacqueline (February 5, 2024). "Ex-Top Judiciary Official Joins Bracewell's New York Office (1)". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
^ "AO Director Announcement" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: Supreme Court of the United States. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

External links

Roslynn R. Mauskopf at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
May 16, 2008 New York Post article about Judge Mauskopf's induction ceremony

Legal offices
Preceded by David G. Trager	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 2007–2024	Seat abolished pursuant to 104 Stat. 5089
Preceded by Dora Irizarry	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 2020–2021	Succeeded by Margo Kitsy Brodie

[almanac-1] Roslynn R. Mauskopf at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[2] Thomsen, Jacqueline (February 5, 2024). "Ex-Top Judiciary Official Joins Bracewell's New York Office (1)". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved February 6, 2024.

[3] "AO Director Announcement" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: Supreme Court of the United States. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

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