Madeline Singas
2021 - Present
2035
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Madeline Singas is a judge of the New York Court of Appeals. She assumed office on June 8, 2021. Her current term ends on June 8, 2035.
Singas became a member of the court by appointment. She was nominated by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on May 25, 2021, to succeed Justice Leslie Stein.[1] Singas was confirmed on June 8, 2021, and was sworn in the same day.[2] To learn more about this appointment, click here.
Biography
Singas received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Barnard College at Columbia University and her J.D. from Fordham Law School.[3][4]
Singas was an assistant district attorney in the Queens County District Attorney's Office from 1991 to 2006. From 2006 to 2011, she was chief of the Nassau County District Attorney’s Special Victims Bureau. She then worked as the chief assistant district attorney of Nassau County. Singas was elected district attorney of Nassau County in 2015, where she served until her court of appeals appointment in 2021.[4]
Appointments
2021
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) appointed Madeline Singas to the New York Court of Appeals on May 25, 2021. Singas succeeded Justice Leslie Stein, who retired on June 4, 2021. Singas was Gov. Cuomo's eighth nominee to the seven-member supreme court.[5][6] Stein's replacement was Governor Andrew Cuomo's eighth nominee to the seven-member supreme court.
At the time of the vacancy, New York Court of Appeals justices were appointed by the governor from a list of candidates provided by a judicial nominating commission, pending confirmation from the New York Senate. Justices served 14-year terms.
State supreme court judicial selection in New York
- See also: Judicial selection in New York
The seven judges of the New York Court of Appeals are selected through the assisted appointment method. The governor appoints each new judge from a list of qualified nominees submitted by a judicial nominating commission. The nominee must be confirmed by the New York State Senate.[7][8]
Judges serve 14-year terms. To remain on the court, a judge must be renominated by the governor and reconfirmed by the Senate. Judges must retire at the end of the year in which they turn 70 years old; however, retired judges may serve until the end of the year in which they turn 76 years old if they are certified as competent every two years.[7][8]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a person must be a resident of New York and must have been admitted to practice law in New York for at least 10 years.[7][8]
Chief judge
The chief judge of the court of appeals is selected through the same assisted appointment method as other judges on the court and serves in that role for a full term. The position of chief judge is a specific seat on the court rather than a temporary leadership position.[7][8]
Vacancies
Midterm vacancies are filled by assisted appointment. The governor appoints a new judge from a list of qualified nominees submitted by a judicial nominating commission. The nominee must be confirmed by the New York State Senate. The newly appointed judge serves a full 14-year term.[7][8]
The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
See also
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ The NY Daily News, "Gov. Cuomo nominates Nassau DA Madeline Singas and NYC Administrative Judge Anthony Cannataro to Court of Appeals," May 25, 2021
- ↑ Spectrum News 1, "Singas, Cannataro confirmed for New York's top court," June 8, 2021
- ↑ Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, "Governor Cuomo Announces Nominations for Court of Appeals and Court of Claims and First Round of Appointments to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court," May 25, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 State of New York Court of Appeals, "Honorable Madeline Singas," accessed August 5, 2021
- ↑ Times Union, "Judge Leslie Stein to retire from Court of Appeals," November 3, 2020
- ↑ Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, "Governor Cuomo Announces Nominations for Court of Appeals and Court of Claims and First Round of Appointments to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court," May 25, 2021
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New York," accessed September 12, 2021
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 New York State, "The Constitution of the State of New York," accessed September 12, 2021 (Article VI)
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