Chief Judge Colleen McMahon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

SDNY Chief Judge Tells White House She's Stepping Down, Taking Senior Status April 10

U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon said she plans to continue actively managing her cases. Her move creates a new vacancy on the court and sets up U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain to succeed her as chief judge.

April 01, 2021 at 10:53 AM

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Tom McParland

The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon, who guided the Manhattan federal court through the COVID-19 pandemic, will step down as chief judge of the Southern District of New York and take senior status on April 10, the district executive's office confirmed Thursday.