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Marian Payson
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2003 - Present
2027
22
Marian W. Payson is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. She has served in this position since April 14, 2003.[1]
Education
Judge Payson received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and her law degree from the Northwestern University School of Law.[1]
Professional career
After law school, Marian Payson began her career as a law clerk for U.S. Appellate Judge Wilbur Pell, Jr. of the Seventh Circuit Court. She then joined the New York City law firm Debevoise & Plimpton, where she worked for five years before becoming an assistant U.S. attorney. In 1996, she joined the Public Interest Law Office of Rochester. Prior to her judicial appointment in 2003, she was the president of the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys.[1]
Judicial career
Western District of New York, magistrate
Payson was appointed to the United States District Court for the Western District of New York to be a federal magistrate judge on April 14, 2003. She was reappointed in 2011 to an eight-year term that expired on April 13, 2019.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the Western District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
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
