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


Justice Michael C. Lynch

Justice Michael C. Lynch
Justice Michael C. Lynch
  • Appointed to the Third Department on April 15, 2014.
  • Graduated from Union College and Albany Law School.
  • Served as an Assistant District Attorney in Albany County from 1980 to 1981.
  • From 1981 to 1989, served as the Principal Law Clerk to the Hon. Leonard A. Weiss of the Appellate Division, Third Department.
  • Engaged in the private practice of law from 1989 to 2005.
  • Served as Albany County Attorney from 1995 to 2005.
  • Other positions included serving as counsel to both the Albany County Industrial Development Agency and the City of Albany Charter Revision Commission of 1998.
  • Elected as a Supreme Court Justice for the Third Judicial District in 2005 and re-elected to that office in 2019.