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Appellate Division - Second Department
Justices of the Court
Associate Justice Robert A. Lifson
Judicial Offices

Elected Justice of the New York State
Supreme Court, Tenth Judicial District (November 1994)

Appointed to Appellate Division, Supreme Court of the (May 10, 2004 - Present)
State of New York, Second Judicial Department
Appointed to Appellate Term, Supreme Court of the (January 2003 - May 2004)
State of New York 9th and 10th Judicial Districts
Assigned to Civil Trial Parts Supreme Court of the (January 2001 - May 2004)
State of New York
Supervising Justice of the Dedicated Matrimonial (January 1997 - 2001)
Part, Supreme Court of the State of New York
Assigned to Tax Certification & Condemnation Part (2000, 2004)
Supreme Court of the State of New York
Assigned to the Dedicated Matrimonial Part, Supreme (January 1995 - January
Court of the State of New York 2001)

Other
Professional Experience

Adjunct Professor SUNY Stony Brook (Fall of 1999 & Fall of 1983)

Chief Counsel to New York State Senator, (1993-1994)
Norman Levy
Responsible for reviewing any bills of concern to Senator Levy. Also, supervised special inquiries of New York State Senate transportation committee regarding public authorities providing transportation services.

Co-Counsel Commission on Water Resource Needs of Long Island (New York State Senator Caesar Trunzo Co-Chairman)
Responsible for reviewing all legislation pertaining to the preservation of water quality on Long Island and the prevention of coastal erosion on Long Island.

Chairman of the Huntington Republican Committee (1989 - 1994)

Confidential Law Secretary to the Hon. Paul J. Baisley, (1978 - 1989)
Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, County
of Suffolk

Counsel to New York State Assemblyman John Flanagan (1977)
State Assemblyman committee on Higher Education

Directly responsible to Assemblyman Flanagan, ranking Minority Member of Assembly Committee on Higher Education - Hon. Perry Duryea Minority Leader.
Responsible for reviewing all Bills sent to the Committee on Higher Education.
Drafted memos to all minority members of the Committee as to the legal consequences of the proposed legislation.
Worked with bill drafters, legislators, staffers and members of the executive branch of the State government.

Admission
to the Bar

October 1975 New York State Supreme Court, Second Department
October 1975 US District Court Eastern and Southern Districts
1980 US Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
1980 US Supreme Court

Education

Masters of Public Affairs 1981
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Juris Doctor 1974
Fordham University School of Law
Bachelors Degree 1971
State University of New York at Albany
Huntington High School 1967

Publications &
Leading Cases

1. Berner v. Town of Huntington, 193 Misc.2d 331, 749 N.Y.S.2d 656
(Suffolk County Supreme Court, 2002) [also published 9-24-02 N.Y.L.J., p. 23, co. 5]
2. Koehler v. Koehler, 182 Misc.2d 436, 697 N.Y.S.2d 478 (Suffolk County Supreme
Court, 1999)
3. Incorporated Village of Poquott, et. al., v. Commissioner John Cahill, et. al.,
11/25/02 N.Y.L.J., p. 32, col. 4
4. Standing For Truth About Radiation v. Long Island Power Authority,
10/10/02 N.Y.L.J., p. 24, col. 2 [squib]
5. Cimino v. Horan, 6/11/01 N.Y.L.J., P. 34, col. 3
6. New York Broadcast Services, Inc. v. 98.7 Kiss FM, 6/13/01 N.Y.L.J., p. 23, col. 3
7. KT v. CS,, 7/6/00, N.Y.L.J., p. 26, col. 3

Professional &
Civic Activities

Retired Captain - NYS Guard
Past President and current member - Kiwanis Club of Huntington
Former Trustee, Huntington Historical Society
Former member of Citizens Committee for the Revitalization of Huntington Station
Adjunct, SUNY. Stony Brook - “Law for Public Administrators” 1983
Member Suffolk County Bar Association
Member Grievance Committee
Member of the New York State Republican State Committee 1992 - 10/94

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