Colleen McMahon
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Senior status. Born 1951.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- May 21, 1998
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 21, 1998
- Commissioned
- Oct 22, 1998
- Senior status
- Apr 10, 2021
Education
- B.A., Ohio State University, 1973
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1976
Career
- Private practice, New York, 1976-1979, 1980-1995
- Speechwriter and special assistant, Hon. Donald McHenry, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, 1979-1980
- Judge, New York State Court of Claims, and acting justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1995-1998
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2016-2020
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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