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Denise O'Donnell | |
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| Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance | |
| In office June 6, 2011 – January 19, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Domingo S. Herraiz |
| Succeeded by | Tracey Trautman |
| Commissioner the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services | |
| In office 2007–2010 | |
| Appointed by | Eliot Spitzer |
| United States Attorney for the Western District of New York | |
| In office 1997–2001 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Patrick H. NeMoyer |
| Succeeded by | Michael A. Battle |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | John O'Donnell |
| Children | 2, including Jack |
| Education | Canisius College (BA) University of Buffalo (MSW, JD) |
Denise O'Donnell is an attorney who served as director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, as New York State commissioner of criminal justice services, and assistant secretary to the Governor for Criminal Justice in the Cabinet of Governor David Paterson. She previously held the roles in the Cabinet of former Governor Eliot Spitzer.