Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick

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Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick is a judge of the State of New York Court of Appeals, New York's court of last resort. She was appointed to this court on December 1, 1993 by Governor Mario M. Cuomo and was confirmed by the State Senate and sworn in on January 4, 1994. Judge Ciparick was appointed to a second term by Governor Eliot Spitzer on November 20, 2007, and was confirmed by the Senate on December 13, 2007.^[1] Her current term ends in 2022.^[2]

Legal education

Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick was born in New York City in 1942. She received her undergraduate degree from Hunter College in 1963 and her J.D. degree from St. John’s University School of Law in 1967.^[1]

Legal experience

Justice Ciparick began her career as a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society in New York City in 1967. She became an Assistant Counsel for the Judicial Conference of the State of New York in 1969 and the Chief Law Assistant of the New York City Criminal Court in 1972. In 1974, she began working as Counsel in the office of the New York City Administrative Judge. In 1978, she was appointed Judge of the New York City Criminal Court and worked in this capacity until 1982, when she was elected to the Supreme Court. She joined the Court of Appeals in 1994.^[1]

External links

• Official biography of Judge Ciparick
• New York Government: Gov. Spitzer nominates Ciparick

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