Judicial Offices
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Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
Supreme Court of the State of New York (2004-present)
Designated by Governor George E. Pataki on April 16, 2004.
Justice of the New York State Supreme Court
Ninth Judicial District (2001-2004)
Appointed by Governor Pataki, unanimously confirmed by the New York State Senate, and subsequently elected to a full 14-year term on November 5, 2001 (term expires: December 31, 2015); presided as the Supervising Judge of the Matrimonial Parts in Westchester County in 2004.
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Other
Professional
Experience |
Private Practice of Law (1987-2001)
Partner, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP;
Banks, Curran, Keefe & Spolzino, LLP; Keegan & Spolzino, P.C.;
Singleton, Keegan & Spolzino, P.C.; Solo Practitioner
Lobbyist/Government Relations Consultant (1998-2001)
Westchester County Board of Legislators
Assistant Counsel (1997)
New York State Senator Nicholas A. Spano, 35th Senate District
Village Attorney (1988-1995)
Village/Town of Mount Kisco, New York
Deputy Village Attorney & Town Prosecutor (1987-1988)
Village/Town of Mount Kisco, New York
Confidential Law Secretary (1985-1986)
Hon. Leon D. Lazer, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Second Dept.
Confidential Law Secretary (1984-1985)
Hon. Kenneth H. Lange, Judge of the County Court, Westchester County
Appellate Court Attorney (1983-1984)
Second Judicial Department |
Admission
to the Bar |
1999 United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
1999 United States District Court for the Western District of New York
1987 United States Supreme Court
1987 United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
1984 United States District Court, Southern District of New York
1984 United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
1984 New York State Courts
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Education |
Georgetown University, A.B., 1980 , cum laude
College of Arts and Sciences
Washington, D.C.
Major: American History Minor: Government
St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1983
Jamaica, New York |
Publications &
Leading Cases |
DiBenedetto v Ray, et al., 2001 NY Slip Op 40470 (Sup Ct, Westchester County, Sept. 21, 2001).
Fanelli v Fanelli, 191 Misc2d 123 (Sup Ct, Westchester County, 2002).
Ochs v Ochs, 193 Misc2d 502 (Sup Ct, Westchester County, 2002).
Skeete v Waters, NYLJ, Feb 7, 2003, at 22, col 4.
Haynes v Haynes, 2003 NY Slip Op 50867 (Sup Ct, Westchester County, March 20, 2003).
Rotker v Rotker, 195 Misc2d 768 (Sup Ct, Westchester County, Apr 23, 2003).
Clerkin v Clerkin, 2003 NY Slip Op 51268 (Sup Ct, Westchester County, Aug 14, 2003).
Berliner v Berliner, NYLJ, May 11, 2004, at 17, col 2. |
Professional &
Civic Activities |
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS & COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
2004 - present Chief Judge’s Matrimonial Commission
2003 - present Chief Judge’s Commission to Promote Public Confidence in Judicial Elections
2001- present Chief Administrative Judge’s Legislative Committee
2001 - present Committee on Gender Fairness for the Ninth Judicial District
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Fellow New York Bar Foundation, 2005
Member Legislative Committee, Westchester County Association, 1993 - 2001
President Northern Westchester Bar Association, 1992-1993
Delegate Westchester County Bar Association Board of Directors, 1988-1989
Member Association of Supreme Court Justices of the State of New York
American Judges Association
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
New York State Women’s Bar Association
Westchester County Bar Association
Westchester Women’s Bar Association
National Italian American Bar Association
Columbian (Italian American) Lawyers of Westchester County
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Mount Kisco Lions Club
Member, 1987 - present
President, 1991 -1992
Lions Clubs International (Northern Westchester),
Region Chair, 1992-1993
United Way of Northern Westchester
Member of Board of Directors, 1993 - 1996
Mount Kisco Day Care Center
Member of Board of Directors, 1998 - 2000 |
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