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Mark Levin, constitutional attorney and board member of Landmark Legal Foundation responded as reported by Fox News Insider on March 1, 2018. He stated that judges on the FISA court should be scrutinized. Mr. Levin stated that Judge Collyer has the power to hold the applicants for the FISA warrants subject of the Motion in contempt for misdirecting the Court, and that he was disappointed FISA judges such as Judge Collyer had not held those applicants accountable for their misdirection, even after providing the Court with evidence. Mr. Levin stated the FISA court should not consist of current federal judges and that it should be abolished.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/03/01/mark-levin-rips-fisa-court-calls-abolishing-bench-trump-russia-dossier-probe|title='Something Smells Like a Rat': Mark Levin Calls for 'Abolishing' the FISA Court|date=2 March 2018|publisher=}}</ref> |
Mark Levin, constitutional attorney and board member of Landmark Legal Foundation responded as reported by Fox News Insider on March 1, 2018. He stated that judges on the FISA court should be scrutinized. Mr. Levin stated that Judge Collyer has the power to hold the applicants for the FISA warrants subject of the Motion in contempt for misdirecting the Court, and that he was disappointed FISA judges such as Judge Collyer had not held those applicants accountable for their misdirection, even after providing the Court with evidence. Mr. Levin stated the FISA court should not consist of current federal judges and that it should be abolished.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/03/01/mark-levin-rips-fisa-court-calls-abolishing-bench-trump-russia-dossier-probe|title='Something Smells Like a Rat': Mark Levin Calls for 'Abolishing' the FISA Court|date=2 March 2018|publisher=}}</ref> |
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<p>Judge Collyer approved a 2016 [[FISA Court]] warrant for [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016| 2016 Trump Campaign]] adviser [[Carter Page]]. <ref>Savage, Charlie,Carter Page FISA Documents Are Released by Justice Department. ‘’[[New York Times]] July 21, 2018 </ref> |
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Revision as of 21:39, 23 July 2018
Rosemary Mayers Collyer | |
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| Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| Assumed office May 19, 2016 | |
| Appointed by | John G. Roberts Jr. |
| Preceded by | Thomas F. Hogan |
| Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| Assumed office March 8, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | John G. Roberts Jr. |
| Preceded by | John D. Bates |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office May 18, 2016 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| In office November 15, 2002 – May 18, 2016 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Thomas Penfield Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Timothy J. Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1945 Port Chester, New York |
| Education | Trinity Washington University (B.A.) University of Denver College of Law (J.D.) |
Rosemary Mayers Collyer (born November 19, 1945) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia,[1] and currently the Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.[2]
Early life and career
Born in Port Chester, New York,[3] Collyer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity College (now Trinity Washington University) in 1968 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Denver College of Law in 1977.
She was in private practice at the law firm of Sherman & Howard in Colorado from 1977 to 1981. She was then Chairman of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission from 1981 to 1984 and General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board from 1984 to 1989. She returned to private practice in Washington, D.C. as a partner in the firm of Crowell & Moring LLP from 1989 to 2002.
Judicial service
On August 1, 2002, Collyer was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Thomas Penfield Jackson.[4] Collyer was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 14, 2002, and received her commission on November 15, 2002. She assumed senior status on May 18, 2016.
In 2013, Collyer was appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States to a seven-year term on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.[2] The Court provides a measure of judicial oversight over surveillance activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, as amended. Judge Collyer's term on the FIS Court began on March 8, 2013 and will conclude on March 7, 2020. She replaced Judge John D. Bates, whose term ended on February 21, 2013.
Notable cases
Judge Collyer presided over a number of habeas corpus petitions submitted on behalf of Guantanamo captives.[5]
In United States House of Representatives v. Price (2016), Judge Collyer first found the House had standing to sue the Obama Administration and, then, found that the Administration had unconstitutionally spent billions of Treasury funds on health insurer subsidies without a Congressional appropriation.[6] Judge Collyer enjoined any further insurer reimbursements without a valid appropriation, but stayed her order pending appeal.[7]
On April 20, 2017 Landmark Legal Foundation filed a Motion for Leave to Appear as Amicus Curiae and for En Banc Order Directing Investigation with Judge Collyer which requested the Court under her oversight exercise its inherent authority to protect the administration of justice and the integrity of the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) process by issuing an order directing an investigation into the apparent unlawful leaking of surveillance activity conducted in accordance with the rulings of the Court."[8][9]
In response, Judge Collyer responded to the Motion in an Order dated April 24, 2017 that denied the request for leave with the stated rationale that there was no matter pending before the Court in which appearance would be proper.[10][9]
Mark Levin, constitutional attorney and board member of Landmark Legal Foundation responded as reported by Fox News Insider on March 1, 2018. He stated that judges on the FISA court should be scrutinized. Mr. Levin stated that Judge Collyer has the power to hold the applicants for the FISA warrants subject of the Motion in contempt for misdirecting the Court, and that he was disappointed FISA judges such as Judge Collyer had not held those applicants accountable for their misdirection, even after providing the Court with evidence. Mr. Levin stated the FISA court should not consist of current federal judges and that it should be abolished.[11]
Judge Collyer approved a 2016 FISA Court warrant for 2016 Trump Campaign adviser Carter Page. [12]
References
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"Rosemary M. Collyer". US District Court. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
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"The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: 2013 Membership". Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ronald Reagan: Nomination of Rosemary M. Collyer To Be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, and Designation as Chairman". www.presidency.ucsb.edu.
- ^ Pres. Nom. 2063, 107th Cong. (2002).
- ^ "Respondents' response to Court's August 7, 2006 order" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. August 15, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Lyle Denniston (12 May 2016). "Judge: Billions spent illegally on ACA benefits". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ Hulse, Carl (13 May 2016). "Judge Backs House Challenge to a Key Part of Health Law". The New York Times. p. A15. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/ff7ad7_091acb9e125b49b7b2ece39fa2ee1221.pdf
- ^ a b "landmarklegal". landmarklegal.
- ^ https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/ff7ad7_c00f49f8adaa48cda25671cdc6b395af.pdf
- ^ "'Something Smells Like a Rat': Mark Levin Calls for 'Abolishing' the FISA Court". 2 March 2018.
- ^ Savage, Charlie,Carter Page FISA Documents Are Released by Justice Department. ‘’New York Times July 21, 2018
External links
- Rosemary M. Collyer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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- 1945 births
- 21st-century American judges
- American women judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- Judges presiding over Guantanamo habeas petitions
- Living people
- People from Port Chester, New York
- Trinity Washington University alumni
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- University of Denver alumni
- Judges of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court