Justice Dianne Renwick sits on the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, for the First Judicial Department. She is a graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and Cornell University. Justice Renwick began her legal career at the Criminal Division of the Legal Aid Society. She has served as a member of the judiciary since March 1997, when she was appointed a New York City Housing Court Judge. Subsequently, she was elected to the New York City Civil Court and, in 2001, elected to the New York State Supreme Court. Prior to ascending to the bench, Justice Renwick was an attorney for the Federal Defenders in the Eastern District of New York.
Justice Renwick has appeared as a guest commentator on the Courtroom Television Network (Court TV) and has taught at several law school and bar association sponsored trial advocacy programs, including Harvard, Cardozo, Hofstra, and the New York County Lawyers Association. She has chaired the City Marshal's Committee and served on numerous committees and boards, including the Governor's Task Force on Judicial Diversity, the Second Circuit Task Force on Gender and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts, the Board of Directors of the Academy of Mt. St. Ursula, the Black Bar Association of Bronx County, the Lehman College Art Gallery and the Pelham Art Center. Presently, Justice Renwick is a member of many boards including the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. She is also a member of the New York American Inns of Court of the New York City Bar Association, The New York Botanical Garden, The President’s Council of Cornell Women, The Picture House Regional Film Center, and Chess in the Schools.

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE

Designated Associate Justice of the Appellate Division
of the Supreme Court, First Department, April 2008.

Elected Justice of the New York State Supreme Court
November 2001. Sat in Civil Term. Presided over Individual Assignment (IAS), Mental Hygiene, Article 81, Foreclosure and Tax Certiorari Parts.

Elected Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York
November 1997. Sat in New York and Bronx Counties.

Appointed Judge of the Housing Court of the City of New York
March 1997. Sat in New York County.

EDUCATION

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
Juris Doctor, 1986

Cornell University
Bachelor of Science, 1982

OTHER LEGAL EXPERIENCE

The Legal Aid Society, Federal Defender Services Unit
United States District Court, E.D.N.Y.
Staff Attorney, 1989-1997

Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division
Bronx County, Staff Attorney 1986-1989