Roslynn Renee Mauskopf at a glance
- Current role
- Former Judge
- Current assignment
- District Court, E.D. New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Former
Roslynn Renee Mauskopf
Former Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Biography
Professional career
- Since 2024, Mauskopf is a partner at Bracewell LLP in New York
- Judge, District Court, E.D. New York, 2007-present
- Administrative leadership (2021–2024) From February 1, 2021, to January 31, 2024, she was Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the chief administrative officer of the federal judiciary
- Chief Judge of the Eastern District of New York from January 26, 2020, to February 1, 2021
- Federal prosecutorial role (2002–2007) Named U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York by President George W. Bush, she led one of the largest U.S. Attorney’s Offices
- Assistant district attorney, New York County, NY, 1982-1995
- Early legal work (1982–1995) Mauskopf began as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County (Manhattan) DA’s Office, later serving as deputy chief of the Special Prosecutions Bureau and chief of the Frauds Bureau
- American lawyer, former U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of New York, and former Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
Education
- Brandeis University — B.A. (1979)
- Georgetown University Law Center
Additional information
- State service (1995–2002) Appointed by Governor George Pataki, she held the role of New York State Inspector General
- Born February 7, 1957, Washington, D.C..
- Date of birth: 1957-01-01
- focusing on government and internal investigations, regulatory enforcement, corporate governance, white-collar litigation, and related matters.
- handling major federal prosecutions
- overseeing investigations into corruption, fraud, waste, and abuse in state executive agencies
- overseeing operations, COVID-19 adaptations, ethics reforms, cybersecurity, and serving as secretary to the Judicial Conference of the United States
- Birth place: Washington, DC
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Exhibits
Statewide
The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Sources
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York current judicial profile ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗