Maureen Ohlhausen

Maureen Kraemer Ohlhausen (born April 5, 1962) is an American lawyer who served as acting chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a commissioner of the FTC from 2012 to 2018. In 2018, she was nominated by President Donald Trump to a seat on the United States Court of Federal Claims. Ohlhausen withdrew her nomination for the federal judiciary in December 2018, opting instead to join Baker Botts as partner and co-chair of the firm's antitrust practice.

Early legal career and education Ohlhausen earned her Bachelor of Arts, with honors, from the University of Virginia in 1984, and received a Juris Doctor with distinction from George Mason University in 1991.

Nomination to Court of Federal Claims On January 23, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Ohlhausen to an undetermined seat on the United States Court of Federal Claims. On January 24, 2018, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate. She was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Lawrence J. Block, who retired on January 8, 2016. On May 9, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On June 7, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.

In December 2018, Ohlhausen announced that she had withdrawn her nomination for the federal judiciary, opting instead to join Baker Botts as partner and co-chair of the firm's antitrust practice. She said "The nomination was a great honor, but when it became clear that I was unlikely to get confirmed before my [FTC] term ended, I began to look and went out into the market."

Memberships

She has been a member of the Federalist Society since 1992.

Personal life

Ohlhausen lives in Virginia with her husband, Peter Ohlhausen, and their four children.