← Judge Leonie Brinkema
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Judge Leonie Brinkema

U.S. District Judge for Eastern District of Virginia who presided over trials

Government Corporate Political | Red zones = government–corporate overlap
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Court Appearance Katherine Gallagher Court Appearance at Katherine Gallagher (2000–present) 2000→ Presiding Judge Taha Yaseen Arraq Rashid Presiding Judge at Taha Yaseen Arraq Rashid (2004–present) 2004→ Presiding Court U.S. District Court for… Presiding Court at U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2005–present) 2005→ Appeals Court Fourth Circuit Court of… Appeals Court at Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (2005–present) 2005→ Legal Counsel Involved In Case Akeel & Valentine, PLC Legal Counsel Involved In Case at Akeel & Valentine, PLC (2005–present) 2005→ Legal Counsel Involved In Case Patterson Belknap Webb … Legal Counsel Involved In Case at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP (2005–present) 2005→ Defendant In Case L-3 Services Defendant In Case at L-3 Services (2005–present) 2005→ Related Legal Figure Glenn Carle Related Legal Figure at Glenn Carle (2005–present) 2005→ Presiding Judge Salah Hasan Nusaif Al-E… Presiding Judge at Salah Hasan Nusaif Al-Ejaili (2005–present) 2005→ Co-Judge Judge Floyd Co-Judge at Judge Floyd (2005–present) 2005→ Co-Judge Judge Stephanie D. Thac… Co-Judge at Judge Stephanie D. Thacker (2005–present) 2005→ Presiding Judge Suhail Najim Abdullah A… Presiding Judge at Suhail Najim Abdullah Al Shimari (2006–present) 2006→ Judge Appearance Muhammad Faridi Judge Appearance at Muhammad Faridi (2026–present) 2026→ Co-Judge On Case Judge Gerald Bruce Lee Co-Judge On Case at Judge Gerald Bruce Lee (2026–present) 2026→

Conflict Zones (1)

CONFLICT ZONE · 2005–2026
Presiding Court (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia), Appeals Court (Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals) overlapping with Legal Counsel Involved In Case (Akeel & Valentine, PLC), Legal Counsel Involved In Case (Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP), Defendant In Case (L-3 Services)

All Roles & Relationships (14)

Sector Role Entity Period
OTHER Court Appearance Katherine Gallagher 2000–present
OTHER Presiding Judge Taha Yaseen Arraq Rashid 2004–present
GOVERNMENT Presiding Court U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 2005–present
GOVERNMENT Appeals Court Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 2005–present
CORPORATE Legal Counsel Involved In Case Akeel & Valentine, PLC 2005–present
CORPORATE Legal Counsel Involved In Case Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 2005–present
CORPORATE Defendant In Case L-3 Services 2005–present
OTHER Related Legal Figure Glenn Carle 2005–present
OTHER Presiding Judge Salah Hasan Nusaif Al-Ejaili 2005–present
OTHER Co-Judge Judge Floyd 2005–present
OTHER Co-Judge Judge Stephanie D. Thacker 2005–present
OTHER Presiding Judge Suhail Najim Abdullah Al Shimari 2006–present
OTHER Judge Appearance Muhammad Faridi 2026–present
OTHER Co-Judge On Case Judge Gerald Bruce Lee 2026–present
Methodology

This timeline visualises documented roles and relationships for Judge Leonie Brinkema using dates recorded in the entity connection graph. Roles are classified into sectors (government, corporate, political) based on relationship type and target entity type.

Conflict zones are periods where government/institutional roles overlap with corporate positions. These overlaps are not inherently improper but represent structural conditions that merit public scrutiny — the same person simultaneously holds a position involving public trust and a position involving private financial interest.

Date precision varies: some connections record only a year, others a full date. Ongoing roles (no end date) are drawn to the present year. Committee memberships are drawn from official congressional records where available.