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Judith Kaye
Judith Kaye is a former chief judge of the State of New York Court of Appeals, New York's court of last resort. She was appointed chief judge of the court by Governor Mario Cuomo on February 22, 1993, confirmed by the New York State Senate on March 17, and sworn in on March 23, 1993. Judge Kaye, the first chief judge ever to complete a full fourteen-year term, was appointed to a second term by Governor Eliot Spitzer on February 7, 2007, confirmed by the New York State Senate on March 6, and sworn in on March 19, 2007.
She is the first woman to occupy the state judiciary's highest office. She became the first woman to serve on New York State's highest court when Governor Cuomo appointed her to the office of associate judge of the State of New York Court of Appeals on September 12, 1983.[1] Kaye retired from the court in December 2008.[2]
Kaye died in January 2016 at the age of 77.[3]
Education
Kaye received her undergraduate degree from Barnard College in 1958 and her LL.B. from the New York University School of Law in 1962.[1]
Career
- 1993-2008: Chief judge, State of New York Court of Appeals
- 1983-1993: Associate judge, State of New York Court of Appeals
- 1975-1983: Partner, Olwine, Connelly, Chase, O'Donnell & Weyher
- 1969-1975: Associate, Olwine, Connelly, Chase, O'Donnell & Weyher
- 1965-1969: Part-time assistant, New York University School of Law
- 1964: Attorney, IBM legal department
- 1963-1964: Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell [1][4]
Awards and associations
- Chair, Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children
- Founding member and honorary chair, Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert (JALBCA)
- Member of the Board of Editors, New York State Bar Journal
- Trustee, The William Nelson Cromwell Foundation
- Past president, Conference of Chief Justices and Chair of the Board of Directors, National Center for State Courts (2002-2003)
- Author of numerous publications on the legal process, state constitutional law, women in law, professional ethics and problem-solving courts [1]
See also
External links
- New York State Unified Court System, "Judith Smith Kaye"
- New York State Unified Court System, "Court of Appeals, State of New York"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 New York State Unified Court System, "Judith Smith Kaye," accessed July 18, 2014
- ↑ NY Times.com, "State’s Top Judge, Now 70, Gives Her Farewell Speech," November 12, 2008
- ↑ The New York Times, "Judith S. Kaye, First Woman to Serve as New York’s Chief Judge, Dies at 77," accessed January 8, 2016
- ↑ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, "Judith Kaye," accessed July 18, 2014
