Roslynn R. Mauskopf Explained

Roslynn R. Mauskopf
Office:Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
Appointer:John Roberts
Term Start:February 1, 2021
Term End:January 31, 2024
Predecessor:James C. Duff
Successor:Robert J. Conrad
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Term Start1:January 26, 2020
Term End1:February 1, 2021
Predecessor1:Dora Irizarry
Successor1:Margo Kitsy Brodie
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Term Start2:October 18, 2007
Term End2:January 31, 2024
Appointer2:George W. Bush
Predecessor2:David G. Trager
Successor2:Seat abolished
Office3:United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Term Start3:2002
Term End3:2007
Appointer3:George W. Bush
Predecessor3:Loretta Lynch
Successor3:Benton J. Campbell
Birth Date:7 February 1957
Birth Place: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.

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.

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. 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. 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. Since her retirement, she joined a law firm, Bracewell LLP in New York.[1]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: February 5, 2024. Thomsen. Jacqueline. Ex-Top Judiciary Official Joins Bracewell's New York Office (1). Bloomberg Law. February 6, 2024.
  2. AO Director Announcement . January 5, 2021 . Supreme Court of the United States . Washington, D.C. . January 8, 2021.