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

Elizabeth A. Garry
Presiding Justice

Robert D. Mayberger
Clerk of the Court

Justice Mark L. Powers

Justice Mark L. Powers
Justice Mark L. Powers
  • Appointed to the Third Department effective August 21, 2023.
  • Graduated from State University of New York at Albany (B.A.), Western New England School of Law (J.D.) and Albany Law School (LL.M.).
  • Engaged in the private practice of law from 1983 to 2001.
  • Elected Family Court Judge in Schenectady County in 2001 and re-elected to that office in 2011.
  • Served as Acting Supreme Court Justice beginning in 2004.
  • Served as Adjunct Professor at Western New England School of Law from 2010-2018.
  • Served on the Board of Directors of the Schenectady County Bar Association from 1996-2001 and 2013-2019; President 2015-2017.  
  • Served as Member of Family Court Advisory and Rules Committee 2013-2016.
  • Served as Member of the Appellate Division, Third Department Office of Attorneys for Children Advisory Committee 2011-2019.
  • Member of the Capital District Black and Hispanic Bar Association.
  • Published in the New York Law Journal (December 2011) and the Albany Law Review (Summer 2019).
  • Elected Supreme Court Justice for the Fourth Judicial District in 2016.