Saritha Komatireddy

Saritha Komatireddy, 41, was born in Brooklyn, grew up in Missouri and earned her law degree at Harvard. She clerked for then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh in 2009 and 2010, served as counsel on an investigative team (2010-2011) and worked as an associate at Kellogg Hansen. She was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York from 2013 to October 2025 and served as chief of staff of the Drug Enforcement Administration from April 2023 to April 2024. She has been a lecturer in law at Columbia University since 2014 and a partner at Holtzman Vogel since November 2025. She was nominated by President Trump to be a federal judge, is endorsed by him, and this is her first run for office. Her campaign centers on public safety, and she says fighting crime is the way to make New York more affordable. She would prosecute crime and fraud and supports more involuntary commitments for people with histories of violence and severe mental illness.