Joan Kohout
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Joan Kohout is a judge of the Monroe County Family Court in New York. She assumed office in 1988.
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Education
Kohout received her B.A. degree from Skidmore College in 1971 and her J.D. degree from Albany Law School in 1974.[1][2][1]
Career
Kohout began her career in 1974 as a private practice lawyer with the firm of Powers & Katz in Albany, NY. She then worked for the Monroe County Public Defenders Office from 1976 to 1988, serving as a staff attorney in the Criminal and Family Courts and then a supervising attorney in the Family Court section. She joined the Family Court bench in 1988.[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
