• Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

  Judge

  1985 – 1998 · 13 yrsAppointed by Ronald Reagan

• District Court, E.D. New York

  Judge

  1982 – 1985 · 3 yrsAppointed by Ronald Reagan

Career

• Administrative judge of all courts

  Supreme Court of the State of New York

  1982 – present · 44 yrs

• Nassau County New York Court

  1981 – present · 45 yrs

• administrative judge

  1981 – present · 45 yrs

• Supervising judge of criminal courts

  1981 – present · 45 yrs

• Acting surrogate

  Nassau County New York Surrogate's Court

  1975 – 1977 · 2 yrs

• Justice

  Supreme Court of the State of New York

  1974 – 1982 · 8 yrs

• administrative judge

  1973 – present · 53 yrs

• Professor of law

  St. Francis College

  1972 – 1973 · 1 yr

• judge

  1970 – 1973 · 3 yrs

• Nassau County New York Court

  1969 – 1973 · 4 yrs

• acting judge

  1969 – 1970 · 1 yr

• Judge

  Nassau County New York District Court

  1966 – 1970 · 4 yrs

• attorney

  1963 – 1965 · 2 yrs

• member

  1959 – 1962 · 3 yrs

• Professor of law

  St. Francis College

  1954 – 1963 · 9 yrs

• Private practice

  1951 – 1965 · 14 yrs

Education