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John Leventhal
John M. Leventhal was a judge on the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department. He left office on December 31, 2020.[1]
He was appointed to this division by Governor Spitzer and took office on January 25, 2008.[2][3] He was retained to the Supreme Court in 2008.[4][5]
Education
Judge Leventhal received a B.A. in psychology from Case Western Reserve University in 1970. He received his M.S. (master of science) degree in Urban Affairs from Hunter College of the C.U.N.Y. in 1974. In 1979, he earned his J.D. degree from Brooklyn Law School.[2]
Career
Judge Leventhal began his legal career in January of 1980 as a law assistant to Civil Court Judge Louis Rosenthal. In September of 1982, he started his own law practice. He worked as a private practice lawyer until August of 1989, when he became a partner in the firm Rosenthal, Vallario, Leventhal & Coffinas. While at this firm, he was also part-time counsel to the New York State Assembly from 1991 to 1994. He was elected to the Supreme Court of the State of New York (2nd Judicial District, Brooklyn) in November of 1994 (effective January of 1995) and from June of 1996 to January of 2008, he presided over the nation's first felony Domestic Violence Court.[2][3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, "Justices of the Court," accessed March 4, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Official Judge Leventhal biography
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Governor Spitzer Appoints Supreme Court Justices...," press release
- ↑ 2008 election results
- ↑ New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
