Rosemary M. Collyer
Rosemary Collyer | |
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Alien Terrorist Removal Court | |
In office 2016–2020 | |
Preceded by | James C. Cacheris |
Succeeded by | James Boasberg |
Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
In office May 19, 2016 – December 31, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Thomas F. Hogan |
Succeeded by | James Boasberg |
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
In office March 8, 2013 – March 7, 2020 | |
Preceded by | John D. Bates |
Succeeded by | Anthony Trenga |
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
Assumed office May 18, 2016 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office November 15, 2002 – May 18, 2016 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Thomas Penfield Jackson |
Succeeded by | Timothy J. Kelly |
Personal details | |
Born | Port Chester, New York, U.S. | November 19, 1945
Education | Trinity Washington University (BA) University of Denver (JD) |
Rosemary Mayers Collyer (born November 19, 1945) is an inactive
Early life and career
Born in Port Chester, New York,[3] Collyer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity College (now Trinity Washington University) in 1968 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Denver College of Law in 1977.
She was in private practice at the law firm of Sherman & Howard in Colorado from 1977 to 1981. She was then Chairman of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission from 1981 to 1984 and General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board from 1984 to 1989. She returned to private practice in Washington, D.C. as a partner in the firm of Crowell & Moring LLP from 1989 to 2002. She was the first woman to serve as the chair of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Commission, as the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, and as the elected chair of a major D.C.-based firm.[4][5]
Judicial service
On August 1, 2002, Collyer was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Thomas Penfield Jackson.[6] Collyer was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 14, 2002, and received her commission on November 15, 2002. She assumed senior status on May 18, 2016.
In 2013, Collyer was appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States to a seven-year term on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
On December 20, 2019, she announced she would step down early as the Presiding Judge
Notable cases
Judge Collyer presided over a number of habeas corpus petitions submitted on behalf of Guantanamo captives.[8]
In
Collyer was one of four
References
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"Rosemary M. Collyer". US District Court. Archived from the originalon 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ^ a b "The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: 2013 Membership". Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ^ "Ronald Reagan: Nomination of Rosemary M. Collyer To Be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, and Designation as Chairman". presidency.ucsb.edu.
- ^ "Above the law? Not quite yet". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ^ Pres. Nom. 2063, 107th Cong. (2002).
- ^ Savage, Charlie (December 20, 2019). "Surveillance Court Orders Review of Actions by Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer". New York Times.
- ^ "Respondents' response to Court's August 7, 2006 order" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. August 15, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Lyle Denniston (12 May 2016). "Judge: Billions spent illegally on ACA benefits". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ Hulse, Carl (13 May 2016). "Judge Backs House Challenge to a Key Part of Health Law". The New York Times. p. A15. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ Savage, Charlie (July 21, 2018). "Carter Page FISA Documents Are Released by Justice Department". New York Times.
- ^ Johnson, Kristine Phillips and Kevin. "Judge says the FBI misled FISA court when seeking permission to wiretap a former Trump campaign aide". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ a b "IN RE ACCURACY CONCERNS REGARDING FBI MATTERS SUBMITTED TO THE FISC" (PDF). U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. December 17, 2019.
External links
- Rosemary M. Collyer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.