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Bridget M. Rohde is an American attorney who served as the Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Rohde became United States Attorney on March 11, 2017, succeeding Robert Capers, and served in that role until January 4, 2021.[i] [ii]

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 * 1Early    life and education
 * 2Career
 * 3Personal    life
 * 4References

Early life and education[edit]

Rohde is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland (now Notre Dame of Maryland University) and a Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Maryland School of Law.[iii]

Career[edit]

After graduating from law school, Rohde worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Frederic N. Smalkin of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and then worked as an attorney at the law firm Piper & Marbury (now DLA Piper). She joined the office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York in July 1990. She worked there until January 2007, during which time she rose to serve as the Deputy Chief of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division and Chief of the Criminal Division.[iv]

After working as a member in the white-collar and investigations practice of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, Rohde returned to the EDNY in June 2016 as the First Assistant United States Attorney to United States Attorney Robert Capers.[v][vi] On March 11, 2017, following Capers’ resignation, Rohde became Acting United States Attorney.[vii]   During her tenure as Acting United States Attorney, she oversaw several significant and high-profile matters, including the prosecutions of the so-called “Pharma Bro,” Martin Shkreli;[viii] Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman Loera, also known as “El Chapo;”[ix] former Suffolk County, New York District Attorney Thomas Spota;[x] and members of the MS-13 gang.[xi]

Rohde served as Acting United States Attorney until January 2018, when Attorney General Jeffrey Sessions appointed Richard P. Donoghue to serve as Interim United States Attorney.[xii]  Rohde continued to work in the EDNY until December 2019, serving as First Assistant United States Attorney and then Special Counsel to the United States Attorney.[xiii]

Since leaving the EDNY, Rohde has been focusing her attention on fiction writing. Her story, “Soundtrack” was published in 2021 by the Loch Raven Review.[xiv]

Personal life[edit]

Rohde is married to Brian J. Mich, a partner at the global risk consulting firm, Control Risks.[xv]

She serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, a middle school in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn.[xvi] [i] Trump purge: Robert Capers, U.S. Attorney for Brooklyn, Queens, S.I., forced out (brooklyneagle.com); Heavy hitters compete to be next Brooklyn U.S. Attorney after Robert Capers' firing  - New York Daily News (nydailynews.com): Attorney General Seeks Resignations of 46 US Attorneys (ny1.com)

[ii] Attorney General Jeff Sessions Appoints Richard P. Donoghue as Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District Of New York | USAO-EDNY | Department of Justice.

[iii][iii] Bridget M Rohde, United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets

[iv] (10) Experience | Bridget Rohde | LinkedIn

[v] Corporate Compliance Policies – Interview with Bridget Rohde, Member, Mintz Levin | Mintz - JDSupra

[vi] Several Long Islanders in the running to lead the Eastern District of NY | Newsday

[vii] Trump purge: Robert Capers, U.S. Attorney for Brooklyn, Queens, S.I., forced out (brooklyneagle.com); Heavy hitters compete to be next Brooklyn U.S. Attorney after Robert Capers' firing  - New York Daily News (nydailynews.com): Attorney General Seeks Resignations of 46 US Attorneys (ny1.com)

[viii] Martin Shkreli is found guilty of three of eight securities fraud charges - The Washington Post

[ix] Nearing trial, extradited drug lord El Chapo returns to court in Brooklyn on Friday (yahoo.com)

[x] Suffolk County District Attorney and Chief Of Investigations Indicted For Obstructing Federal Civil Rights Investigation | USAO-EDNY | Department of Justice

[xi] Feds: MS-13 members charged in shooting that left man disabled - CBS News

[xii] Attorney General Jeff Sessions Appoints Richard P. Donoghue as Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District Of New York | USAO-EDNY | Department of Justice.

[xiii] (10) Experience | Bridget Rohde | LinkedIn

[xiv] Bridget Rohde | The Loch Raven Review

[xv] Brian J. Mich (controlrisks.com)

[xvi] Board of Trustees (brooklynjesuit.org)