Ann Donnelly
| Ann Donnelly | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
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Assumed office October 21, 2015 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Sandra L. Townes |
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| Born | 1959 (age 57–58) Royal Oak, Michigan, US |
| Residence | Brooklyn, New York |
| Education |
University of Michigan B.A. Ohio State University J.D. |
Ann Marie Donnelly (born 1959) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Donnelly received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981 from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor in 1984 from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.
From 1984 to 2009, she was a prosecutor in the New York County District Attorney's Office. From 1997 to 2005, she served as Senior Trial Counsel and from 2005 to 2009, she served as Chief of the Family Violence and Child Abuse Bureau. As an assistant district attorney, Donnelly successfully prosecuted former Tyco International CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski for securities fraud and grand larceny, among other crimes. Donnelly was also part of the prosecution team in the murder trial of Sante Kimes and her son Kenneth Kimes Jr.
From 2009 to 2015, she served as a judge of the New York Court of Claims. Concurrently, she served at various points on the New York Supreme Court (the state trial court) in Bronx County, Kings County (Brooklyn), and New York County (Manhattan), as well as on a Special Term for Election Matters. As a state court judge, Donnelly presided over the trial of Adam Tang, a day trader convicted of reckless endangerment and reckless driving for his illegal high-speed street racing around Manhattan (circling the island in 24 minutes) and posting videos of the stunt on YouTube. After Tang fled the country during his trial, Donnelly issued an warrant for his arrest and sentenced him in absentia to a year in jail.
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