Judith S. Claire
Judith S. Claire is a former judge of the Chautauqua County Family Court in New York. She joined the court in 1999. She also began serving as an acting justice of the Chautauqua County Supreme Court in 2001.[1] Claire retired in June 2016.[2]
Education
Claire received her B.A. from the University of Massachusetts in 1972 and her J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law in 1975.[1]
Career
Claire began her career in 1975 as a staff attorney for the New York State Health Planning Commission. The following year, she became a staff attorney for the Mental Health Information Service, Appellate Division. She then entered the private practice of law in 1978, serving as a partner of VanEvery and Claire through 1991. From 1992 until her judicial election in 1998, she served the supreme court as a matrimonial referee.[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 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
