Joan B. Carey, Judge of the New York State Court of Claims, Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, and Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for New York City Courts, was born in Brooklyn, New York.

B.A., St. Joseph’s College, 1961; L.L. B. New York Law School, 1966. Admitted to the New York State Bar, 1967.

Prior to commencing her legal career, Judge Carey was a social worker and a public school teacher. For nearly a decade, she served as a prosecutor and bureau chief in the Queens County District Attorney’s Office, and later, in the Office of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor. Appointed to the New York City Criminal Court by Mayor Edward I. Koch, in 1978, Judge Carey served as Supervising Judge of the Criminal Court, New York County, and as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, Criminal Term, New York County. In 1986, Governor Mario Cuomo appointed Judge Carey to the New York State Court of Claims.

Judge Carey has served as Administrative Judge of the Supreme Court, New York County, Criminal Term, and the New York City Criminal Court. In 1996, Judge Carey was appointed Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for New York City Courts. Today she continues to serve in that role, while also serving as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, Civil Term, New York County, presiding over a Medical Malpractice Trial Part.

Judge Carey is married to Thomas V. Dana, Esq., an attorney.

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