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Marc Finkelstein
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2024
Marc Finkelstein is a judge for the New York City Housing Court of Kings County, New York. He was appointed to this position in 1994 and was reappointed in 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014.[1]
Education
Finkelstein received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law. Prior to his legal career, he worked as a New York City school teacher from 1968 to 1973.[1]
Career
Finkelstein began his career in 1973 as a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Mercer County. In 1977, he left that position to work as a senior attorney at JASA's Legal Services for the Elderly. He then served as faculty director and managing attorney for Brooklyn Law School's Elder Law Clinic Program from 1983 until he was appointed to the housing court in 1994.[1]
Footnotes
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
