New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division

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New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Court information
Judges:	60
Judicial selection
Method:	Commission-selection, political appointment
Term:	5 years or end of Supreme Court term
Active judges
Rolando Acosta  •  Richard Andrias  •  James Catterson  •  Leland DeGrasse  •  Helen Freedman  •  David Friedman  •  Luis Gonzalez  •  Angela Mazzarelli  •  Karla Moskowitz  •  Dianne Renwick  •  David Saxe  •  John Sweeny  •  Peter Tom  •  Cheryl Chambers  •  John Leventhal  •  Thomas Dickerson  •  Ruth Balkin  •  William E. McCarthy  •  Randall Eng  •  Ariel Belen  •  Daniel Angiolillo  •  Mark Dillon  •  Anita Florio  •  Edward Carni  •  Peter Skelos  •  Reinaldo Rivera  •  William Mastro  •  Leslie Stein  •  John Lahtinen  •  Robert Rose  •  Edward Spain  •  Karen Peters  •  Thomas Mercure  •  Salvatore Martoche  •  Henry Scudder  •  Nancy Smith  •  Erin Peradotto  •  John Centra  •  Rosalyn Richter  •  Eugene Fahey  •  Leonard Austin  •  Priscilla Hall  •  Plummer Lott  •  Stephen Lindley  •  Jeffrey A. Cohen  •  John C. Egan  •  Rose H. Sconiers  •  Gerald J. Whalen  •  James M. Catterson  •  Sallie Manzanet-Daniels  •  Sheri. S. Roman  •  Sandra L. Sgroi  •  Elizabeth A. Garry  •  Judith J. Gische  •  Paul G. Feinman  •  Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix  •  Robert J. Miller  •  Darcel D. Clark  •  Joseph D. Valentino  •

The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division is the intermediate appellate court in New York. It is the appellate arm of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The appellate division is comprised of four departments.

Justices

The judges of the Court are referred to as "justices." They serve 14-year terms from and including the January 1st following their election and may serve until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70.

Judge	Term	Division	Appointed by	Party
Justice Rolando Acosta	2008-2016	First Department	Gov. Eliot Spitzer
Justice Richard Andrias	1996-2015	First Department	Gov. George Pataki
Justice James Catterson				Republican
Justice Leland DeGrasse	2008-2016	First Department	Gov. David Paterson
Justice Helen Freedman	2008-2016	First Department	Gov. David Paterson
Justice David Friedman	1999-2025	First Department	Gov. George Pataki
Presiding Justice Luis Gonzalez	2002-2020	First Department	Gov. George Pataki
Justice Angela Mazzarelli	1994-2020	First Department	Gov. Mario Cuomo
Justice Karla Moskowitz	2008-2019	First Department
Justice Dianne Renwick	2008-2016	First Department
Justice David Saxe	1998-2018	First Department
Justice John Sweeny	2004-2014	First Department	Gov. George Pataki
Justice Peter Tom	1994-2018	First Department	Gov. Mario Cuomo
Justice Cheryl Chambers	2008-2013	Second Department	Gov. Eliot Spitzer
Justice John Leventhal	2008-2022	Second Department	Gov. Eliot Spitzer
Justice Thomas Dickerson	2006-2017	Second Department
Justice Ruth Balkin	2006-2018	Second Department
Justice William E. McCarthy	2009-2018	Third Department	Gov. George Pataki
Justice Randall Eng	2008-2018	Second Department	Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo
Justice Ariel Belen	2008-2022	Second Department
Justice Daniel Angiolillo	2006-2013	Second Department	Gov. George Pataki
Justice Mark Dillon	2005-2013	Second Department	Gov. George Pataki
Justice Anita Florio	1994-2011	Second Department	Gov. Mario Cuomo
Justice Edward Carni	2009-2015	Fourth Department
Justice Peter Skelos	2004-2026	Second Department		Republican
Justice Reinaldo Rivera	2002-2019	Second Department	Gov. George Pataki
Presiding Justice William Mastro	2002-2020	Second Department	Gov. George Pataki
Justice Leslie Stein	1994-2015	Third Department
Justice John Lahtinen	2000-2016	Third Department	Gov. George Pataki
Judge Robert Rose	2000-2015	Third Department
Justice Edward Spain	1994-2011	Third Department
Presiding Justice Karen Peters	1994-2020	Third Department	Gov. Mario Cuomo
Justice Thomas Mercure	1998-2023	Third Department		Republican
Justice Salvatore Martoche	2004-2013	Fourth Department	Gov. George Pataki
Presiding Justice Henry Scudder	2006-2024	Fourth Department	Gov. George Pataki
Justice Nancy Smith	1999-2025	Fourth Department	Gov. George Pataki
Justice Erin Peradotto	2006-2017	Fourth Department	Gov. George Pataki
Justice John Centra	2006-2013	Fourth Department	Gov. George Pataki
Justice Rosalyn Richter	2009-2016	First Department
Justice Eugene Fahey	1996-present	Fourth Department
Justice Leonard Austin	2009-2012	Second Department	Gov. David Paterson	Democratic
Justice Priscilla Hall	2009-2021	Second Department	Gov. David Paterson
Justice Plummer Lott	2009-2022	Second Department	Gov. David Paterson
Justice Stephen Lindley	2010-2015	Fourth Department	Gov. David Patterson
Justice Jeffrey A. Cohen	2010-2017	Second Department	Gov. David Paterson
Justice John C. Egan	2010-2019	Third Department	Gov. David Paterson
Justice Rose H. Sconiers	2010-2021	Fourth Department	Gov. David Paterson
Supreme Court Justice Gerald J. Whalen	2006-2019		Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Justice James M. Catterson	2004-2013	First Department
Justice Sallie Manzanet-Daniels	2009-2015	First Department	Gov. David Paterson
Justice Sheri. S. Roman	2009-2023	Second Department
Justice Sandra L. Sgroi	2009-2014	Second Department
Justice Elizabeth A. Garry	2009-2020	Third Department
Supreme Court Justice Judith J. Gische	2009-2022		Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Supreme Court Justice Paul G. Feinman	2008-2021		Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Supreme Court Justice Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix	2005-2018		Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Justice Robert J. Miller	2011-present	Second Department
Supreme Court Justice Darcel D. Clark	2006-2016		Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Supreme Court Justice Joseph D. Valentino	2012-present		Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Former judges

John Buckley Anthony Cardona Joseph Covello Jerome Gorski Samuel Green Michael Kavanagh Bernard Malone

James McGuire Howard Miller Eugene Nardelli Elizabeth Pine Gail Prudenti Fred Santucci

Cardozo criticisms

Michael Cardozo, the top legal adviser to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, said in a speech in December 2009 that while the state's trial judges are overworked and underpaid, they are also responsible for delays in decisions. Cardozo said that the "entire culture must be changed" to "improve judicial accountability and, with it, judicial performance." In response, 18 of 20 justices of the First Judicial Department of the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court published a letter in the New York Law Journal sharply dissenting from the tenor of Cardozo's remarks, saying that the remarks were “insulting,” “imperious” and “misguided”. Luis Gonzalez said, “We felt compelled to speak on behalf of the trial judges. Sometimes they may feel a lot more constrained, maybe even handcuffed, in response to criticism.

References

2013

See also: New York judicial elections, 2013

To organize the columns, click on the arrows in the column heading.

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CentraJohn Centra	Yes	Fourth Department

See also

• News: NY Appeals Court upholds same-sex marriage act after open meetings challenge, July 31, 2012

External links

• Wall Street Journal Blog, "Gov. Cuomo Set To Shape New York’s Bench," November 9, 2011
• readmedia.com "Former Judge George Marlow Receives Franklin P. Gavin Award " 06/27/2011
• Website of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
• Justices of the First Department