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Bonnie G. Wittner
Bonnie G. Wittner was an acting justice for the New York County Supreme Court, Criminal Term in the 1st Judicial District of New York. She was appointed to this position in 1998. She is also a judge of the New York City Criminal Court.[1][2]
Education
Wittner received her B.A. degree from Wheaton College in 1969 and her J.D. degree from the Boston College School of Law in 1972.[1]
Career
Wittner began her career in 1972, working for the Legal Aid Society in New York City. In 1977, she became a New York Attorney General. She worked in this capacity until 1983, serving as the Deputy Bureau Chief of the Antitrust Bureau from 1980 to 1983. She was then appointed to the New York City Criminal Court. She was reappointed to this court in 1991, 2001 and 2011. Since 1998, she has served as an acting justice of the New York County Supreme Court.[1]
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Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York
State courts:
New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts
State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
