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Jody Adams
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Jody Adams was a judge for the New York County Family Court in New York. She was first appointed to the court in 1993. She was reappointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in November 2002 for a term that ended in 2012.[1][2][3]
Education
Adams received her A.B. degree from Radcliffe College in 1969 and her J.D. from the Yale School of Law in 1973.[1][4]
Career
Adams practiced law in the Family Court prior to becoming a judge in 1993. She also directed and wrote the Vera Institute's Family Court Disposition Study.[2]
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
