Rachel Kretser
Candidate for the
City Court, City of Albany

• Several decades of legal experience prepared me for the Albany City Criminal Court and I am honored to be the first woman to preside full-time in this court. After graduation, I practiced law at a large Manhattan firm but quickly realized that my heart was in public rather than private service. Taking a half-salary pay cut, I joined the Attorney General's Office and devoted my career to public service. My appointment to the Bench was the culmination of a life-long dream. With your support, I hope to continue serving the public with dedication and fairness as a City Court Judge.

• Democrat
• Independence

• Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1978
• SUNY at Albany, B.S., 1972

• New York 1979

• Albany City Court Judge

• Albany City Court Judge (Jan. 2006-present)
• Vice President, NYS Bar Association (2003-present)
• Attorney General Spitzer's Executive Staff (1999-2005)
• Assistant Attorney General, Litigation Bureau (1995-1999)
• President, Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (1995-1996)
• Bureau Chief, Attorney General's Consumer Frauds Bureau (1983-1995)
• Associate Attorney, Weil, Gotshal and Manges (1978)