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State of New York
Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Third Judicial Department


Justice Lisa M. Fisher

Justice Lisa M. Fisher
Justice Lisa M. Fisher
  • Appointed to the Third Department effective January 4, 2022.
  • Admitted to practice of law in 1994.
  • Began her legal career as a solo general practitioner from 1994 through 2013.
  • Served as part-time court attorney at the Office of Court Administration from 1999 to 2007 and part-time Ulster County assistant public defender from 1995-1999.
  • Served as full time Ulster County assistant public defender from 2011 through 2014.
  • Elected to the Supreme Court for the Third Judicial District in 2014.
  • Recipient of the 2022 Hon. Judith Kaye Distinguished Attorney Award from the Capital District Women's Bar Association.
  • Third Judicial District Gender Fairness Committee, Chair 2021-2024.
  • 2015-2021 Member of the Third Department Attorney for the Child Advisory Panel.
  • 2020-2022 Third Department Vice President of the New York Chapter of the National Association of Women Judges.
  • 2023-2025 Third Department Vice President of the New York Women Judges Association.
  • Ulster County Bar Association Board member.
  • Member of the Association of Justices of the Supreme Court State of New York, 3rd Judicial District Director 2017-2022, Capital District Women's Bar Association, Greene and Albany County Bar Associations.