Bridget M. Brennan

Bridget M. Brennan
Bridget M. Brennan
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
	Acting
	Assumed office ; January 8, 2021
President	Donald Trump; Joe Biden
Preceded by	Justin Herdman
Personal details
Born	Bridget Maeve Meehan; 1974 (age 46–47); Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	John Carroll University (BA); Case Western Reserve University (JD)

Bridget Meehan Brennan (born 1974)[1] is an American lawyer from Ohio and acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. She is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Education

Brennan received her Bachelor of Arts from John Carroll University in 1997 and her Juris Doctor from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2000.[2]

Legal career

Brennan was previously an associate at BakerHostetler in Cleveland from 2000 to 2007. She has served in the U.S. Attorney's office since 2007, including First Assistant United States Attorney from 2018 to 2021, Chief of the Criminal Division from 2017 to 2018, Chief of the Civil Rights unit from 2015 to 2017, and ethics advisor from 2013 to 2018.[2] Since January 2021, she has served as the Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.[3]

Nomination to district court

On September 30, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Brennan to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. President Biden nominated Brennan to the seat vacated by Judge Dan A. Polster, who took senior status on January 31, 2021.[4] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

References

"Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
"President Biden Names Eighth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Meet the U.S. Attorney". www.justice.gov. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
"Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 30, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[Questionnaire-1] "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[WHBio-2] "President Biden Names Eighth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] "Meet the U.S. Attorney". www.justice.gov. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-09-30.

[September30-4] "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 30, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.