Carol Bagley Amon (née Bagley; born April 23, 1946) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Carol Bagley Amon
New York Eastern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Born 1946 in Richmond, VA
FJC ID: 39
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 11/year
New York Eastern District Court · 1990–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Board member · 2020–2024- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 2011–2013
Assistant U.S. Attorney · 1974–1986- ↳chief of frauds · 1978–1980
- ↳chief of general crimes · 1981–1982
- ↳senior litigation counsel · 1984–1986
Narcotics Task Force, U.S. Department of JusticeTrial attorney · 1973–1974- Communications Satellite Corporation, Washington, D.C.Staff attorney · 1971–1973
Appointments
- 1990–2016 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1971- College of William and MaryB.S. · 1968