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Justices of the Court

Associate Justice Helen Voutsinas

Judicial Offices

Associate Justice, New York State Appellate Division, Second Department Appointed by Governor Kathleen Hochul, May 2022

Associate Justice, New York State Appellate Term, 9th and 10th Judicial Districts January 2021 - May 2022

Justice of the Nassau County Supreme Court (2019 - 2032)

Judge of the Nassau County District Court, Elected (2011 - 2018)

Other Professional Experience

New York State Unified Court System, Principal Law Clerk

Nassau County Legislature, Deputy Majority Counsel

Town of North Hempstead, Assistant Town Attorney and Counsel to the Board of Zoning and Appeals

Donohue, McGahan & Catalano, Associate

Admission to the Bar

NYS, Appellate Division, Second Department, 2000

Education

St. John’s University, School of Law, New York, NY, Juris Doctorate (1999)

St. John’s University, College of Business Administration, New York, NY, Bachelor of Science, Accounting (1996)

Professional & Civic Activities

Member of the following organizations:

President, Theodore Roosevelt American Inn of Court (2022 - 2023)

Prior Advisor, The Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission (2021 - 2022)

Past President, Long Island Hispanic Bar Association (2017 - 2019)

Member of the Board of Directors, New York State Latino Judges Association (2015 - 2017)

Past President, Nassau County District Court Judges Association (2014 - 2015)

Past President, Nassau County Women’s Bar Association (2006 - 2007)

Member, Amistad Long Island Black Bar Association

Member, Dominican Bar Association

Member, Yashar - the Attorneys’ and Judges’ Chapter of Hadassah

Member, Hellenic Lawyer’s Association

Member, Long Island Hispanic Bar Association

Member, Nassau County Bar Association

Member, Nassau County Women’s Bar Association

Member, Puerto Rican Bar Association

Member, Latino Judges Association

Member, Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York