Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division Second Judicial DepartmentSupreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division Second Judicial Department
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Justices of the Court

Associate Justice Deborah A. Dowling

Judicial Offices

Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, appointed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, June 2021 to present

Justice, New York State Supreme Court, Second Judicial District, elected 1996-2021

Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York of Second Municipal Court District, elected 1992-1996

Judge, Housing Court of the City of New York of Second Municipal Court District, appointed 1987-1992

Other Professional Experience

Legal Services Corporation A -Housing Unit, Staff Attorney, 1979-1985

Legal Services Corporation A -Housing Unit, Director of the Housing Unit 1985-1987

Admission to the Bar

New York State Bar Second Department

United States Supreme Court

Education

State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, J.D.

Wheaton College, B.A.

Professional & Civic Activities

Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Past President

Kings County Courts Black History Month Program, Co-Chair

Summer Youth Employment Program-Kings County Courts, Coordinator & Advisor

Kings County Supreme Court Criminal Term Forum, Past Chair

Judicial Friends Foundation, Past Member of the Board of Directors

Chair of the Judicial Friends Foundation Annual Law Sermon

Kings County Board of Justices Association, Past Alternate Delegate

Judicial Advisory Committee to the Office of Court Administration, Past Member

Brooklyn Bar Association, Member • Advance Science & Technology Resource, Judge

Not Just Blacks & Jew In Conversations, Past Member