Colleen McMahon

Personal

Birthday: 
1951
Birthplace: 
Columbus, OH
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Female
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, New York, 1976-1979, 1980-1995
Speechwriter and special assistant, Hon. Donald McHenry, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, 1979-1980
Judge, New York State Court of Claims, and acting justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1995-1998

Education

Name of School: 
Ohio State University
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1973
Name of School - Second: 

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1976

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Court Name: 

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
10/22/1998