Ann Donnelly

Ann Donnelly
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2015
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Sandra Townes
Personal details
Born	1959 (age 56–57) Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Residence	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Ohio State University

Ann Marie Donnelly (born 1959) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Biography

Donnelly received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981 from the University of Michigan. She received a Juris Doctor in 1984 from the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University. From 1984 to 2009, she was a prosecutor in the New York County District Attorney's Office. From 1997 to 2005, she served as Senior Trial Counsel and from 2005 to 2009, she served as Chief of the Family Violence and Child Abuse Bureau. From 2009 to 2015, she served as a Judge of the New York State Court of Claims. Concurrent to her service on the Claims Court, she has served on the Bronx County Supreme Court, a Special Term for Election Matters, the Kings County Supreme Court and served on the New York County Supreme Court.^[1][2]

Federal judicial service

On November 20, 2014, President Obama nominated Donnelly to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, to the seat vacated by Judge Sandra L. Townes, who took senior status on May 1, 2015.^[3]

On December 16, 2014 her nomination was returned to the President due to the sine die adjournment of the 113th Congress. On January 7, 2015, President Obama renominated her to the same position.^[4] She received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on May 6, 2015.^[5] On June 4, 2015 her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.^[6] On October 20, 2015 the Senate voted 95-2 in favor of final confirmation.^[7] She received her judicial commission on October 21, 2015.

References

1. "President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the United States District Courts" White House, November 20, 2014
2. Biography at MartinDale
3. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, November 20, 2014
4. Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, January 7, 2015
5. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for May 6, 2015
6. Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 4, 2015
7. Senate Roll Call Vote

External links

• Ann Donnelly at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.