Peter H. Moulton
2017 - Present
2027
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Peter H. Moulton is a judge for the 1st Department of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division. He assumed office in 2017. His current term ends on December 31, 2027.
Education
Moulton received his B.A. degree from Stanford University in 1983 and his J.D. degree from the Columbia University School of Law in 1986.[1]
Career
Moulton began his career in 1986 as a law clerk for Judge Charles Steward of the Southern District of New York. In 1988, he became a staff attorney for the Affirmative Litigation Division of the NYC Law Department. He then became a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Leland DeGrasse in 1995. In 2004, he was elected to the New York City Civil Court, where he served until he was elected to the New York County Supreme Court in 2013.[1][2] He joined the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division in 2017.[3]
2013 election
Moulton ran for election to the Supreme Court 1st Judicial District. General: He was elected in the general election on November 5, 2013, with 27.8 percent of the vote. Debra James, Anil C. Singh and Pauline T. Mistretta were also on the ballot, competing for three open seats.[4][5][6]
Noteworthy cases
Judge shoots down taxi plan due to lack of hybrid options
Judge Moulton ruled on May 15, 2013, that the "Taxi of Tomorrow" program championed by Mayor Bloomberg and the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) was "null, void and unenforceable."[7]
The program seeks to revamp the city's taxi fleet. Nissan was chosen in 2009 to be the sole manufacturer of the city's taxis and (almost) all taxi drivers would be required to purchase the Nissan NV200 when their current vehicle wears out. The NV200 is being praised by the TLC as a "superior vehicle"[8] with many advanced features. The problem is, the plan did not provide for a hybrid option. New York City's Administrative Code § 19-533 mandates that a hybrid vehicle option be approved for taxi drivers. On these grounds, Judge Moulton struck down the Taxi of Tomorrow rules.[8]
City officials quickly revised the rules to allow for hybrid models.[7] The plan, however, continued to face legal challenges. See: Shlomo Hagler - "Judge halts NYC 'Taxi of Tomorrow' plan".
See also
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York State Unified Court System, "Official biography of the Hon. Peter H. Moulton"
- ↑ New York 2013 Voter Guide, "Peter H. Moulton candidate biography"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedappt - ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Supreme Court Candidate List, 2013"
- ↑ Board of Elections in the City of New York, "Unofficial 2013 Election Night Results - Justice of the Supreme Court 1st Judicial District" (dead link)
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "State Supreme Court Official Returns," November 5, 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Capital New York, "Another court decision puts Bloomberg's taxi legacy in doubt," May 16, 2013
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Scribd, "Committee for Taxi Safety, Inc. and Taxifleet Management LLC vs. City of New York," May 15, 2015
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