Joan B. Carey, Judge of the New York State Court of Claims, Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, and Administrative Judge, Supreme Court, Civil Term, New York County, 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 both the Supreme Court, Criminal Term, New York County, and the New York City Criminal Court.  From 1996 to March 2009, Judge Carey was the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for New York City Courts.  During that time, she also presided over a Medical Malpractice trial part in the New York County Supreme Court.  Judge Carey maintains her trial calendar and today serves as the Administrative Judge of the Supreme Court, Civil Term, New York County.

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

Information about Judge Carey is also available in the Judicial Directory.