Judges Serving on EPA's Environmental Appeals Board
Honorable Ammie Roseman-Orr
Judge Roseman-Orr has extensive environmental and administrative law experience and has represented the United States in matters involving a wide variety of environmental and legal issues arising under all the major environmental statutes. Most recently, Judge Roseman-Orr served as an acting Division Director within the Office of Policy’s Office of Regulatory and Policy Management. There, she led the Policy and Regulatory Analysis Division throughout the development of the Agency’s priority regulations. Prior to that, Judge Roseman-Orr served as Senior Counsel to the Environmental Appeals Board for more than a decade, providing legal advice and recommending decisions in administrative enforcement and permit matters. She contributed significantly to the creation of the Board’s alternative dispute resolution program. As a trial attorney in the Environmental Defense Section of the Environment and Natural Resource Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), Judge Roseman-Orr represented federal agencies in both federal district and appellate courts. Before entering the DOJ through the Attorney General’s Honors Program, Judge Roseman-Orr served as lead judicial law clerk to Chief Justice Ronald T.Y. Moon of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai‘i.
Judge Roseman-Orr’s work has been recognized with numerous awards including EPA’s Kathleen Herrin Award for Innovation, EPA’s Lean Management Award for Leadership, Initiative, and Creativity, and DOJ’s Exceptional Service Award. She earned her Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, and an Environmental Law Certificate from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai‘i. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the University of Arkansas.
Contact Information
- Phone: 202-233-0122
- Email: roseman-orr.ammie@epa.gov
Honorable Nívea Berríos-Colón
Acting Judge Berríos-Colón has extensive environmental and administrative law, litigation, permitting, and regulatory enforcement experience. She has served as Senior Counsel to the Environmental Appeals Board for more than two decades, providing legal advice and recommending decisions in administrative enforcement and permit appeals. She has played an instrumental role in building the Board’s judicial capacity building program and in developing the Board’s operating procedures as well as its internship and externship program. She has served as a mentor to numerous new attorneys and law students. Acting Judge Berríos-Colón was also detailed to OECA’s International Program, where she provided advice to the program and led capacity building efforts for international visitors; the Crosscutting Policy Staff, where she led a national workgroup on the Agency’s Tribal Enforcement Policy; Region 2’s Office of Regional Counsel, where she provided legal advice and policy assistance to regional program offices and successfully negotiated resolution of enforcement cases; and to OECA’s Air Enforcement Division, where she helped develop air enforcement cases and provided legal support and litigation strategy to regional enforcers and the Department of Justice. Before joining EPA, she worked for a private law firm supporting the Litigation Division, and as Lead Process Engineer for the Crude Unit at a crude oil refinery.
Acting Judge Berríos-Colón’s work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Kathleen Herrin Award for Innovation and multiple Bronze Medals. She holds an LL.M. in Environmental Law from the George Washington University, a Juris Doctor degree (magna cum laude) from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (magna cum laude) from the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus.
Contact Information
- Phone: 202-233-0122
- Email: berrios-colon.nivea@epa.gov