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Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's Biography

Contact Information

E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse
333 Constitution Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20001

Full Name:

Colleen Kollar-Kotelly

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1943

Birth Place:

New York, NY

JD, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, 1968

BA, Catholic University of America, 1965

No political experience information on file.

Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, 1997-present

Deputy Presiding Judge, District of Columbia Superior Court, Criminal Division

Former Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine

Presiding Judge, United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2002-2009

Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1984-1997

Confirmed by United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, March 20, 1997

Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, January 7, 1997

Chief Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, 1972-1984

Attorney, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, 1969-1972

Law Clerk, Honorable Catherine Kelly, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1968-1969

Former Fellow, American Bar Association

Chair, Art Trust Board, Superior Court

Founding Member, Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court

Member, Financial Disclosure Committee, Judicial Conference, 2000-2002

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