Valerie Pels
Valerie Pels is a judge for the New York County Family Court in New York. She was appointed to this position in January 2013 by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.[1]
Education
Pels received her undergraduate degree from Duke University. She earned her J.D. from Yale Law School.[1]
Career
Before her appointment to the bench, Pels served in the Juvenile Rights Division of the Legal Aid Society. She also worked as principal law clerk in the Youth Part of the New York Supreme Court, and in the Integrated Domestic Violence Part of the Supreme Court.[1]
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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 District Courts • 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
