New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division

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.

First Department

Luis Gonzalez is the First Department Presiding Justice.

Sheila Abdus-Salaam Rolando Acosta Richard Andrias James M. Catterson Leland DeGrasse

Helen Freedman David Friedman Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Angela Mazzarelli Karla Moskowitz Dianne Renwick

Rosalyn Richter Nelson S. Roman David Saxe John Sweeny Peter Tom

Second Department

William Mastro is the acting Presiding Justice for the Second Department.

Daniel Angiolillo Leonard Austin Ruth Balkin Ariel Belen Cheryl Chambers

Jeffrey A. Cohen Thomas Dickerson Mark Dillon Randall Eng

Anita Florio Priscilla Hall John Leventhal Plummer Lott Robert J. Miller

Reinaldo Rivera Sheri. S. Roman Sandra L. Sgroi Peter Skelos

Third Department

Karen Peters is the Presiding Justice for the Third Department.

John C. Egan Elizabeth A. Garry Michael Kavanagh John Lahtinen Bernard Malone

William McCarthy Thomas Mercure Robert Rose Edward Spain Leslie Stein

Fourth Department

Henry Scudder is the Presiding Justice for the Fourth Department.

Edward Carni John Centra Eugene Fahey Stephen Lindley

Salvatore Martoche Erin Peradotto Rose H. Sconiers Nancy Smith

Former judges

• John Buckley
• Anthony Cardona
• Joseph Covello
• Jerome Gorski
• Samuel Green
• 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.

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