Karen Smith (New York)
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Karen S. Smith was an acting justice for the New York County Supreme Court, Civil Term in the 1st Judicial District of New York. She was appointed to the court in 2004. She also served on the New York City Civil Court prior to her retirement in 2010.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Smith received her B.A. degree from Reed College in 1970 and her J.D. degree from the Catholic University Law School in 1975.[1]
Career
Smith began her career in 1976 as Associate General Counsel to District Council 37 AFSCME. In 1984, she joined the Real Estate Bureau-Enforcement of the New York State Attorney General's office. She was elected to the New York City Civil Court in 1996 and was appointed an Acting Supreme Court Justice in 2004.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 New York Courts, "Official biography of the Hon. Karen S. Smith"
- ↑ New York County Supreme Court judicial directory, Civil Term
- ↑ Democracy Now, "Former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper on Paramilitary Policing From WTO to Occupy Wall Street," November 17, 2011
- ↑ Mercury Rising, "Police chief, NY Supreme Ct judge agree: police are causing the violence," November 17, 2011
