--- title: "Margo Kitsy Brodie | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margo-kitsy-brodie" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Margo Kitsy Brodie U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Margo Kitsy Brodie (née Williams; born 1966 in St. John’s, Antigua) is the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, a position she has held since February 1, 2021 - Judge, District Court, E.D. New York, 2012-present - 1, 2021: Assumed role as Chief Judge of the Eastern District of New York - 29, 2012: Commissioned as U.S. District Judge - Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1999-2012 - Assistant Corporation Counsel, Real Estate Litigation Division, New York City Law Department (1991–1994) - Official site: US Courts – Chief Judge Margo K. Brodie Eastern District of New York ### Education - University of Pennsylvania Law School — J.D. (1991) - St. Francis College in Brooklyn — B.A. (1988) - Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing — B.A. (1988) - University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School ### Additional information - deputy chief, Criminal Division, 2010-2012 - June 7, 2011: Nominated by President Barack Obama to a seat vacated by Judge Allyne R. Ross - counselor, Criminal Division, 2009-2010 - chief, general crimes, 2007-2009 - deputy chief, general crimes, 2006-2007 - Private practice, New York City, 1994-1999 - Assistant corporation counsel, Real Estate Ligitation Division, New York City, 1991-1994 - Date of birth: 1966-01-01 - As Chief Judge, Brodie oversees all administrative and operational functions of the Eastern District of New York, one of the busiest federal trial courts in the nation. - Brodie is known for a calm, decisive, and collaborative leadership style, emphasizing preparation, respect, and procedural fairness. - Birth place: St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### trial exhibits Scope: judge specific Judge Brodie requires trial exhibits to be pre-marked and exchanged at least ten days before trial; voluminous exhibits should be placed in tabbed binders. Evidence excerpt: All exhibits must be premarked for the trial and exchanged with the other parties at least ten days before trial. Where exhibits are voluminous, they should be placed in binders with tabs. [Judge Margo K. Brodie Individual Practices and Rules](https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/pub/rules/MKB-MLR.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393901) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393901) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393901) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/403/margo-kitsy-brodie/) - [Judge Margo K. Brodie Individual Practices and Rules](https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/pub/rules/MKB-MLR.pdf) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/403/margo-kitsy-brodie/) - [Wikidata: Margo Kitsy Brodie](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6760634) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margo-kitsy-brodie", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margo-kitsy-brodie", "name": "Margo Kitsy Brodie | KnowJudges", "description": "Margo Kitsy Brodie, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. 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Civil and criminal sections have distinct scope and district-specific exceptions. Not Bankruptcy Court rules. [Official source](https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/local_rules/2026-01-02%20-%20EDNY%20and%20SDNY%20Joint%20Local%20Rules%20As%20Amended.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.