The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio welcomes the new Acting United States Attorney Bridget M. Brennan on January 8, 2021, following the resignation of former U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman, who was appointed into the position by President Donald Trump on August 2017.
As the incumbent Chief Federal Law Enforcement Officer of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, Bridget M. Brennan shall now lead and oversee a staff of nearly 200 employees, as well as Northern Ohio’s 40 counties. Additionally, she shall manage the staffed Offices of the United States Attorney in Akron, Cleveland, Toledo, and Youngstown. Being the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, Bridgett M. Brennan has a role in prosecuting criminal cases brought by the federal government, defending the interest of the United States in civil cases, as well as collecting debts owed to the federal government.
About eight years ago, in 2013, U.S. Attorney Brennan was named in the Crain’s Cleveland Business’ Forty Under 40. At the time, she was serving as the Director of the Human Rights Section in the National Security Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio – Criminal Division. She was regarded for the many successful high-profile prosecutions that she handled, including the 2012 case involving the arson of the largest mosque and Islamic Center of the Greater Toledo. The arson attack was detailed as the most recent in the 2012 string of acts of threats, vandalism, and violence against mosques, which began in July of the same year – during the beginning of Ramadan, or the month of fasting for Muslims.
With almost 14 years of service in the Office, U.S. Attorney Brennan has held several line assistant and supervisory positions, including being the Chief of the Civil Rights Unit, wherein she was responsible for handling and accounting for all potential civil rights prosecutions.
The United States District Court for the District of Ohio was established on February 19, 1803, by 2 Stat. 201. The District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on February 10, 1855, by 10 Stat. 604.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (in case citations, N.D. Ohio) is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio. The court has courthouses in Cleveland, Toledo, Akron and Youngstown . Appeals from this court are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ...
A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
Chief judges. Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges.
She was informally sworn in on Friday, October 21, 1994 in Cleveland, Ohio and formally sworn in on Tuesday, November 21, 1994. The ceremony took place in the Upper Rotunda at Case Western Reserve University. The oath was administered by Judge Nathaniel R. Jones, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Judge O'Malley was first assistant and chief of staff to Ohio Attorney General Lee I. Fisher. Judge O'Malley graduated first in her law school class upon graduation from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1982. Judge O'Malley served until December 27, 2010 at which time she was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
He was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, democrat to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Hahn. He succeeded Judge Jones as Chief Judge on August 6, 1959. On June 16, 1960 he was succeeded as Chief Judge by Judge McNamee. He retired to the status of senior district judge on September 30, 1964 and continued serving the designation of the senior Circuit Judge. He died on March 11, 1976.
Judge Welker retired in 1889. He was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant, republican.
The fifteenth district judge for the Northern District of Ohio was appointed on June 3, 1939 and took the oath of office at Cleveland, Ohio on June 14, 1939. He was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, democrat, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge West. He retired on August 31, 1949.
He was confirmed on June 17, 1982 and sworn in on July 9, 1982. He succeeded William K. Thomas of Cleveland who retired to senior status. Judge Potter was a former Mayor of Toledo which was his official duty station in the Western Division. Judge Potter took senior status on August 1, 1992 and served until his death on October 3, 2013.
He was confirmed on September 12, 1986. Judge McQuade was a former Fulton County prosecutor and was appointed to the Common Pleas bench in 1978 and elected to a six year term in 1980. He holds a law degree from the University of Toledo. Judge McQuade of Swanton,Ohio, was sworn in as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1986. Judge McQuade was sworn in by his father, Robert B. McQuade, Sr., a retired Fulton County Probate Judge who administered the oath of office at this home in a private ceremony. It was considered a family occasion at the McQuade's home which is in contrast with the majority of the federal judicial appointments. Judge McQuade served eight years on the Common Pleas bench. He succeeded Judge Nicholas J. Walinski, who took senior status on December 1, 1985. On September 14, 1989, Judge McQuade announced his resignation from the Federal bench. Judge McQuade resigned from the bench on October 1, 1989.
The forty-fourth district judge for the Northern District of Ohio, was nominated by President William J. Clinton, democrat. He was informally sworn in on Monday, July 3, 1995 in Cleveland, Ohio and formally sworn in on Saturday, August 12, 1995. The ceremony took place at the new Youngstown Courthouse. The oath was administered by the Hon. John M. Manos, senior U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Ohio. Judge Economus served as Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas Judge since 1982. Judge Economus received his law degree from University of Akron School of Law. Judge Economus assumed senior status on July 3, 2009 and served in this capacity in the Ohio Southern District Court by designation since September 1, 2010 until September 30, 2015, at which time he assumed inactive senior judge status.
district court. This district court was not yet assigned to a judicial circuit and was therefore granted the same jurisdiction as the United States circuit courts, excluding appeals and writs of error, which are the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court .
The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. There are 94 such courts. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of both law and equity. There is a United States bankruptcy court and a number of bankruptcy judges associated with each United States district ...
Federal magistrate judges are federal judges who serve in United States district courts, but they are not appointed by the president and they do not serve life terms. Magistrate judges are assigned duties by the district judges in the district in which they serve.
Full-time magistrate judges serve for renewable terms of eight years.
In order to qualify for the office of chief judge in one of the federal courts, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
The district of Ohio was reassigned to the newly organized Seventh Circuit, providing for a United States circuit court for the district. The State of Ohio divided into two judicial districts on February 10, 1855. These judicial districts were known as the Northern District of Ohio and the Southern District of Ohio .
The specific duties of a magistrate judge vary from district to district, but the responsibilities always include handling matters that would otherwise be on the dockets of the district judges.