Mary Kay Costello | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Kathleen Costello 1968 (age 55–56) Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Temple University (BA, JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1986–1994 |
| Rank | Staff sergeant |
| Awards | See list
|
Mary Kay Costello (born 1968)[1] is an American lawyer who is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Military service
editCostello joined the U.S. Air Force in 1986. She served for eight years as a communications-computer systems operator, receiving an honorable discharge in 1994 as a staff sergeant.[2]
Education
editCostello earned a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Temple University in 1998 and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2001.[3]
Career
editFrom 2001 to 2004, Costello was an associate at Saul Ewing LLP and from 2004 to 2008, she was a litigation associate at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Since 2008, she has served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania[3], where she prosecuted cases that include public corruption, fraud, and drug trafficking[2].
Nomination to district court
editOn June 12, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Costello to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On June 13, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Costello to the seat vacated by Judge Cynthia M. Rufe, who assumed senior status on December 31, 2021.[4] On July 10, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
References
edit- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "Costello Nominated to U.S. District Court for Eastern PA".
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Fifty-First Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 9, 2024.
