Rosemary M. Collyer
| Rosemary Mayers Collyer | |
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| File:Rosemary Mayers Collyer.jpg | |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office May 18, 2016 |
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| Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| Assumed office March 8, 2013 |
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| Appointed by | John Roberts |
| Preceded by | John D. Bates |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| In office November 15, 2002 – May 18, 2016 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Thomas Penfield Jackson |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1945 Port Chester, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Trinity College (Washington, DC) B.A. University of Denver College of Law J.D. |
| Profession | Judge |
Rosemary Mayers Collyer (born November 19, 1945) is a Senior United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia,[1] and a member of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.[2]
Early life and career
Born in Port Chester, New York,[3] Collyer received a B.A. from Trinity College (now Trinity Washington University) in 1968 and a J.D. 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.
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. 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.[2] The Court provides a measure of judicial oversight over surveillance activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, as amended. Judge Collyer's term on the FIS Court began on March 8, 2013 and will conclude on March 7, 2020. She replaced Judge John D. Bates, whose term ended on February 21, 2013.
Notable cases
Judge Collyer presided over a number of habeas corpus petitions submitted on behalf of Guantanamo captives.[4]
References
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External links
- Rosemary M. Collyer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia 2002–2016 |
Vacant |
| Preceded by | Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 2013–present |
Incumbent |
- Pages with broken file links
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1945 births
- Living people
- American women judges
- Judges presiding over Guantanamo habeas petitions
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- People from Port Chester, New York
- Trinity Washington University alumni
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
- University of Denver alumni
