Carol Amon

Carol Amon
Carol Amon
	Amon in 2014
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 30, 2016
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
	In office; 2011–2016
Preceded by	Raymond Dearie
Succeeded by	Dora Irizarry
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
	In office; August 7, 1990 – November 30, 2016
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Mark Americus Costantino
Succeeded by	Rachel Kovner
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
	In office; 1986 – August 7, 1990
Personal details
Born	Carol Ann Bagley; April 23, 1946 (age 78); Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Education	College of William and Mary (BS); University of Virginia (JD)

Carol Ann Amon (née Bagley; born April 23, 1946) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Education

Carol Ann Bagley was born in Richmond, Virginia. She received a Bachelor of Science from College of William and Mary in 1968, then a Juris Doctor from University of Virginia School of Law in 1971.^[2]

Career

Amon was a staff attorney of the Communications Satellite Corporation in Washington, D.C. from 1971 to 1973. She was then a trial attorney of Narcotics Task Force of the United States Department of Justice from 1973 to 1974. She was an assistant United States attorney of the Eastern District of New York from 1974 to 1986. She was chief of frauds from 1978 to 1980, and then chief of general crimes from 1981 to 1982. She was a senior litigation counsel from 1984 to 1986.^[2]

In 1983, Amon successfully prosecuted four members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who conspired to obtain guns, explosives and missiles for the IRA.^[3]

Federal judicial service

Amon was a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1986 to 1990. She was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to be a United States District Judge of that court on May 18, 1990, to a seat vacated by Mark A. Costantino. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 3, 1990, and received her commission on August 7, 1990. She served as Chief Judge from 2011 to 2016. She took senior status on November 30, 2016.^[2]

In 2009, Amon sentenced disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy to 15 months in federal prison for his role in fixing NBA games.^[4]

References

^ Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session
^ ^a ^b ^c Carol Amon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ Fried, Joseph P. (March 1983). "CASE OUTLINED AGAINST 4 ON TRIAL FOR DEALING IN GUNS FOR I.R.A." The New York Times.
^ "Donaghy sentenced to 15 months in gambling case". ESPN.com. 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2022-11-20.

Sources

Carol Amon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Mark Americus Costantino	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 1990–2016	Succeeded by Rachel Kovner
Preceded by Raymond Dearie	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 2011–2016	Succeeded by Dora Irizarry

[1] Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session

[fjc.gov-2] Carol Amon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[IRA-3] Fried, Joseph P. (March 1983). "CASE OUTLINED AGAINST 4 ON TRIAL FOR DEALING IN GUNS FOR I.R.A." The New York Times.

[4] "Donaghy sentenced to 15 months in gambling case". ESPN.com. 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2022-11-20.

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Carol Amon
Amon in 2014

Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office November 30, 2016
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
In office 2011–2016
Preceded by	Raymond Dearie
Succeeded by	Dora Irizarry
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
In office August 7, 1990 – November 30, 2016
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Mark Americus Costantino
Succeeded by	Rachel Kovner
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
In office 1986 – August 7, 1990

Personal details
Born	Carol Ann Bagley^[1] (1946-04-23) April 23, 1946 (age 78) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Education	College of William and Mary (BS) University of Virginia (JD)