Margo Kitsy Brodie Explained

Margo Kitsy Brodie
Office:	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Term Start:	February 1, 2021
Predecessor:	Roslynn R. Mauskopf
Office1:	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Term Start1:	February 29, 2012
Appointer1:	Barack Obama
Predecessor1:	Allyne R. Ross
Birth Name:	Margo Kitsy Williams
Birth Date:	12 April 1966
Education:	St. Francis College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (JD)

Margo Kitsy Brodie (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]

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]

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.^[3] 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.^[4] On February 27, 2012, the United States Senate confirmed Brodie by an 86–2 vote.^[5] She received her commission on February 29, 2012. She became Chief Judge on February 1, 2021.

See also

• List of African-American federal judges
• List of African-American jurists

Notes and References

1. Web site: Geberer . Raanan . January 7, 2021 . New Chief Judge Named in Federal E.D. Courthouse . January 23, 2020 . Brooklyn Eagle . en-US.
2. President Obama Nominates Four to the United States District Court . White House, Office of the Press Secretary . Washington, D.C.. June 7, 2011 . January 19, 2019.
3. Web site: The White House: Office of the Press Secretary. Nominations Sent to the Senate. June 7, 2011. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. June 8, 2011.
4. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting - October 6, 2011. judiciary.senate.gov.
5. Web site: 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.