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Eleanora Ofshtein
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2027
Eleanora Ofshtein is a judge for the New York City Housing Court of Richmond County in New York. She was appointed to this position in 2022.
Previously, Ofshtein served as a judge for the New York City Housing Court of Kings County in New York. She was appointed to this position in 2007 and served until 2022.[1]
Education
Ofshtein received her B.A. degree from New York University and her J.D. degree from the New England Law School.[1]
Career
Ofshtein began her career working for the law firm of Sperber Denenberg Kahan, PC, first as an assistant, then as an associate. She then worked as a court attorney of the NYC housing court from 1998 until her judicial appointment to that court in 2007.[1]
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
