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Designated Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department
by Governor Eliot Spitzer, May 2007
Appointed Chief Administrative Judge of the New York State Courts by Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye
Responsible for overseeing the administration and operation of the New York State Court System (January 1996 - May 2007)
Elected Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Ninth Judicial District, 2005
Served as Associate Justice of the Appellate Term, Ninth and Tenth Judicial Districts
Appointed Judge of the New York Court of Claims by Governor George Pataki (June 1995 - 2005)
Re-appointed in 1998
ADMISSIONS TO PRACTICE:
New York State Bar, First Judicial Department (1968)
Federal Bar: Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
EDUCATION:
New York University School of Law, Juris Doctor (1968)
New York University, Washington Square College, Bachelor of Arts (1965)
Major: Government and International Relations
Honors and Activities:
Phi Beta Kappa; Cum Laude; Honors in Government; Dean’s List; Samuel Eshborn Scholarship for Academic Excellence; New York University Founders Day Scholar
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
President, Conference of State Court Administrators (2005 - 2006)
Member, Board of Directors (1996 - 2007)
Vice-Chair, National Center for State Courts (2005 - 2006)
Member, Board of Directors (2003 - 2007)
Chair, New York State Court Facilities Capital Review Board
(1996 - 2007)
New York State Probation Commission (1996 - 2007)
New York University Law Alumni Association, Board of Directors
(1997- Present)
HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS:
The 2006 Fund For Modern Courts Cyrus R. Vance Tribute for Vision, Integrity and Dedication to the Fair Administration of Justice Personified by Cyrus R. Vance, November 27, 2006
The New York County Lawyers’ Association Conspicuous Service Award in Recognition of Many Years of Outstanding Public Service, September 28, 2006
Award for Excellence in Public Service of the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Attorneys in Public Service, January 24, 2006
New York University School of Law, Law Alumni Association, Public Service Award, April 5, 2003
The Puerto Rican Bar Association’s Emilio Nunez Award for Judicial Excellence, May 30, 2002
New York State Trial Lawyers Association Judicial Recognition Award for Exceptional Leadership and Courage in Preservation of New York’s Civil Justice System After 9/11 Attacks, May 2, 2002
Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York Foundation Award for Support and Efforts on Behalf of Women in the Law, September 19, 2000
Alphonso B. Deal Award in recognition of dedication and untiring efforts toward equality for all judicial and non-judicial employees of the New York State Court System - The Tribune Society, Inc., of the Courts in the State of New York, November 5, 1998.
Robert L. Haig Award for Distinguished Public Service – Committee on Commercial and Federal Litigation, New York State Bar Association, May 29, 1998
Frank Torres Award for Commitment to Diversity - Association of Judges of Hispanic Heritage, May 20, 1998
Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to American jurisprudence – Association of Trial Lawyers of the City of New York, October 22, 1996
Benjamin Cardozo Award in merited recognition of compassion, scholarship, dignity and humility in the great tradition of Benjamin N. Cardozo – Jewish Lawyers Guild, March 13, 1996
Law Day 1994 Louis J. Capozzoli Gavel Award - Committee on the Supreme Court, New York County Lawyers’ Association, May 1, 1994
Bernard Botein Award for outstanding contributions to the administration of justice – Association of the Bar of the City of New York, March, 1987
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