Rosemary M. Collyer

Rosemary Collyer
Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Incumbent
Assumed office May 19, 2016
Preceded by	Thomas Hogan
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Incumbent
Assumed office March 8, 2013
Preceded by	John Bates
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 Jackson
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	(1945-11-19) November 19, 1945 Port Chester, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Trinity Washington University (BA) University of Denver (JD)

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

External links

• Rosemary M. Collyer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.