Roslynn R. Mauskopf

Roslynn Renee Mauskopf (born February 7, 1957 in Washington, D.C.) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as 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 2002 to 2007.

Roslynn R. Mauskopf
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
Assumed office
February 1, 2021
Appointed byJohn Roberts
Preceded byJames 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 byDora Irizarry
Succeeded byMargo Kitsy Brodie
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Assumed office
October 18, 2007
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byDavid G. Trager
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
In office
2002–2007
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byLoretta Lynch
Succeeded byBenton J. Campbell
Personal details
Born (1957-02-07) February 7, 1957
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationBrandeis University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

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]

Roslynn Renee Mauskopf, 2004

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 New York Governor George Pataki (R-NY). 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.[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]

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.
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