Ann Donnelly

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Ann Donnelly
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2015
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded bySandra L. Townes
Personal details
Born1959 (age 65–66)
Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)
Ohio State University (JD)

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

Education

Donnelly received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981 from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor in 1984 from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.[1][2]

Career

From 1984 to 2009, she was a prosecutor in the New York County District Attorney's office.[1] 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.[1]

As an assistant district attorney, Donnelly successfully prosecuted former

grand larceny, among other crimes. Kozlowski served 8 1/2 years for his crimes.[3] Donnelly was also part of the prosecution team in the murder trial of Sante Kimes and her son, Kenneth Kimes.[4]

State judicial service

From 2009 to 2015, she served as a judge of the New York Court of Claims. Concurrently, she served at various points on the New York Supreme Court (the state trial court) in Bronx County, Kings County (Brooklyn), and New York County (Manhattan), as well as on a special term for election matters.[1]

As a state court judge, Donnelly presided over the trial of Adam Tang, a

reckless endangerment and reckless driving for his illegal high-speed street racing around Manhattan (circling the island in 24 minutes) and posting videos of the stunt on YouTube. After Tang fled the country during his trial, Donnelly issued a warrant for his arrest and sentenced him in absentia to a year in jail.[5][6]

Federal judicial service

On November 20, 2014, President

Charles Schumer recommended Donnelly for the position.[8]

On December 16, 2014, her nomination was returned to the President due to the

United States Senate Judiciary Committee on May 6, 2015.[10] On June 4, 2015, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[11] On October 20, 2015, the Senate confirmed her nomination by a 95–2 vote.[12] She received her judicial commission on October 21, 2015.[2] An investiture ceremony was held on January 22, 2016.[8]

Notable cases

On January 28, 2017, Donnelly issued an emergency stay blocking part of

lawful permanent residents at Dulles International Airport.[14]

She also tried the singer R. Kelly in his sex trafficking trial, where he was convicted of all charges.[15] On June 29, 2022, Donnelly sentenced Kelly to 30 years in prison.[16]

In June 2022, The

United States Supreme Court unanimously vacated Judge Donnelly's decision that a minor child be compelled to return to Italy despite the child "facing a grave risk of harm" if returned. The Supreme Court returned the matter to Judge Donnelly, who again ordered the child returned to Italy, in August 2022.[17] The child's mother, Narkis Aliza Golan, who had settled at a New York domestic violence shelter after fleeing Italy to protect the child, was found dead weeks after Judge Donnelly's August 2022 decision.[18] At the time of her death, Golan was preparing to appeal Donnelly's August 2022 decision.[citation needed
]

References

  1. ^ a b c d President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the United States District Courts, White House Office of the Press Secretary (November 20, 2014).
  2. ^ a b Ann Donnelly at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^
  4. ^
  5. ^ James C. McKinley Jr., Manhattan Speeder Says He Has Fled to Canada, New York Times (November 8, 2014)
  6. ^ Shayna Jacobs, Canadian daredevil who sped around Manhattan in 24 minutes misses sentencing, gets year in jail, New York Daily News (December 8, 2014).
  7. ^ Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, White House Office of the Press Secretary (November 20, 2014).
  8. ^
    Brooklyn Daily Eagle
     (January 25, 2016).
  9. National Archives
    .
  10. ^ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
  11. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 4, 2015" (PDF).
  12. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Ann Donnelly, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York)". www.senate.gov.
  13. ^ McGurty, Frank (January 29, 2017). "Judge allows travelers who landed with visas to stay in country". Reuters. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  14. ^ a b Michael D. Shear, Nicholas Kulish & Alan Feuer, Judge Blocks Trump Order on Refugees Amid Chaos and Outcry Worldwide, New York Times (January 28, 2017).
  15. ^ Tsioulcas, Anastasia (September 27, 2021). "R. Kelly Found Guilty Of Racketeering And Sex Trafficking". NPR.org. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  16. ^ ""R. Kelly" Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison". www.justice.gov. June 29, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  17. ^ "NY judge orders child's return to Italy in habitual residence case". September 7, 2022.
  18. ^ "Family questions death of domestic violence victim whose case made it to Supreme Court following years long custody battle". NBC News. October 26, 2022.
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