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Colleen McMahon

Colleen McMahon

New York Southern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Born 1951 in Columbus, OH

FJC ID: 2799

Colleen McMahon (born July 18, 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Gender
Female
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 2016–2020
  2. New York State Court of Claims, and acting justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York
    Judge · 1995–1998
  3. New York
    Private practice · 1976–1979, 1980–1995
  4. Hon. Donald McHenry, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
    Speechwriter and special assistant · 1979–1980

Appointments

  1. New York Southern District Court
    1998–2021 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)

Education

  1. Harvard Law School
    J.D. · 1976
  2. Ohio State University
    B.A. · 1973