Gail Prudenti
A. Gail Prudenti was the chief administrative judge for the courts of New York State. She started in this position on December 1, 2011, succeeding Ann T. Pfau. She was also a justice of the 10th Judicial District Supreme Court. In August 2011, she was designated to serve on the New York Court of Appeals for hearings related to the World Trade Center bombings.[1][2]
Previously, Prudenti served as the presiding justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department. She was first elected to the supreme court in 2001 and was appointed to the appellate division by Governor George Pataki later that year. She was then appointed presiding justice of the second department in 2002.[1]
Prudenti retired from the bench on July 30, 2015, to become the executive director of Hofstra University's Center for Children, Families and the Law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law.[3]
Education
Prudenti earned a B.A. from Marymount College in 1974 and an L.L.B. (law) degree in 1978 from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. She also received an honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD) from the University of Aberdeen in 2004.[1]
Career
- 2011-2015: Chief administrative judge of the courts of New York State
- 2011-2015: Designated judge of the New York Court of Appeals for World Trade Center bombing litigation
- 2001-2028: Justice, New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District
- 2002-2011: Presiding justice, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department
- 2001-2002: Associate justice, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department
- 1999-2001: District administrative judge, Suffolk County
- 1996-2000: Acting justice, New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District
- 1995-2000: Judge, Suffolk County Surrogate's Court
- 1991-1995: Justice, New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District
- 1982-1991: Attorney in private practice
- 1980-1982: Assistant district attorney, Suffolk County
- 1978-1980: Law clerk, Suffolk County Surrogate's Court[1][4]
Elections
2014
See also: New York judicial elections, 2014
Prudenti ran for re-election to the Supreme Court, 10th District.
General: She faced Sharon Gianelli, Thomas F. Whelan, Anna R. Anzalone, Angelo A. Delligatti, Kathy G. Bergmann, David A. Morris, Sandra L. Sgroi (incumbent) and Michele M. Woodard (incumbent) in the general election on November 4, 2014, and won with 14.2 percent of the vote. Candidates competed for six open seats.
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See also
- New York judicial elections, 2014
- New York judicial elections
- New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District
External links
- New York Courts, "Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department"
- New York Courts, "Suffolk County Directory: Supreme Court Justices"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 New York Courts, "Hon. A. Gail Prudenti biography," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ Politics on the Hudson (Blog), "Prudenti To Serve As Chief Administrative Judge," Oct 21, 2011
- ↑ New York Courts, "Hon. A. Gail Prudenti to Leave Her Position As Chief Administrative Judge to Join Academia," July 27, 2015
- ↑ New York Courts, "Administrative Directory - Executive Officers: A. Gail Prudenti," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, “State Certification for the November 4, 2014 General Election,” accessed September 30, 2014
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
