Mary Ellen Coster Williams is a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, appointed to that court in 2003 by President George W. Bush. Born and raised in Flushing, New York, Williams received a B.A. in Latin and Greek and an M.A. in Latin, summa cum laude, from Catholic University in 1974. She received a J.D. from the Duke University School of Law in 1977, having served on the Editorial Board of the Duke Law Journal. Williams was an associate with Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis from 1979 to 1983 and with Fulbright & Jaworski from 1977 to 1979. She served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Civil Division of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., from 1983 until 1987. From 1987 to 1989, Williams was a partner in the law firm of Janis, Schuelke and Weschler, focusing on civil litigation. From March 6, 1989 to July 18, 2003, Williams served as an administrative judge on the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals, where she resolved federal government contract cases. Williams was appointed to the United States Court of Federal Claims on July 21, 2003. [More at Wikipedia]

April 3rd, 1953 in (Age 71)