Margo Kitsy Brodie
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by the Senate 86–2, Margo Kitsy Brodie is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1991. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1966 · age 60
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2012
- Confirmed
- 86–2
- Education
- St. Francis College 1988 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1991
- Succeeded
- Allyne R. Ross
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Eastern District of New York succeeded Allyne R. Ross | Obama (D) | 86–2 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 86–2 on February 27, 2012 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 23. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 86
45 D, 39 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 2
2 R
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
Did not vote · 12
6 D, 6 R
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
Education
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Brodie was assigned 3,699 district-court cases (1995–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 217 days across 3,426 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 101 of Brodie’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 77 were affirmed, 16 reversed or vacated, and 8 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Margo Kitsy Brodie?
- President Barack Obama appointed Margo Kitsy Brodie to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 2012.
- Was Margo Kitsy Brodie appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Margo Kitsy Brodie was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Margo Kitsy Brodie's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Margo Kitsy Brodie 86–2 on February 27, 2012.
- Which court is Margo Kitsy Brodie on?
- Margo Kitsy Brodie is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: screenshot of video by US Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2012)
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).