Roslynn R. Mauskopf

Roslynn Renee Mauskopf (born February 7, 1957 in Washington, D.C.) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the 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 2001 to 2007.

Roslynn Renee Mauskopf
Roslynn Renee Mauskopf, 2004
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
Incumbent
Assumed office February 1, 2021
Appointed by	John Roberts
Preceded by	James C. Duff
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
Incumbent
Assumed office October 18, 2007
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	David G. Trager
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
In office 2001–2007
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Loretta Lynch
Succeeded by	Benton J. Campbell
Personal details
Born	February 7, 1957 Washington, D.C.
Education	Brandeis University (BA) Georgetown University Law Center (JD)

Education

Mauskopf graduated from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979 and received her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. in 1982.[1]

Legal career

Prior to her appointment, Mauskopf served for approximately five years (2002–2007) as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, overseeing a staff of nearly 200 attorneys. Before that, Mauskopf served as the Inspector General of the State 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 Inspector General in 1995. Among other positions in the office, Mauskopf served as Chief of the Frauds Bureau.[1]

United States Attorney

Mauskopf served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 2001 to 2007.

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 New York Governor George Pataki (R-NY). On October 4, 2007, the United States Senate confirmed Mauskopf by unanimous consent and 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.

Director of the 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.[2]

References

1. "Mauskopf, Roslynn Renee - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
2. "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 public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• May 16, 2008 New York Post article about Judge Mauskopf's induction ceremony