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Brenda S. Spears
Brenda S. Spears was a judge for the New York City Housing Court of New York County, New York. She joined the court in May of 1996. She was reappointed in 2001, 2006 and 2011.[1][2][3]
Education
Spears received her undergraduate degree from City College of New York and her J.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.[1]
Career
Spears began her career in 1975 as a law clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In 1977, she joined the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, where she practiced until 1981. She then worked as General Counsel and 1st Deputy Commissioner of the New York Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) from 1981 to 1983. From 1983 to 1987, she served in the New York Attorney General's Office as the Deputy Chief of the Real Estate Finance Bureau and Section Chief of the Litigation Bureau. She then joined the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), where she served as Deputy General Counsel and as a Corporate Secretary until her appointment to the Housing Court in 1996.[2]
Footnotes
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
