Justices of the Court

Associate Justice Rosalyn H. Richter

Judicial Experience

• Designated Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, March 2009.
• Elected Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, New York County, November 2002. During tenure in Supreme Court, presided over general civil IAS part, guardianship matters and a matrimonial part. Served as an Acting Supreme Court Justice presiding over felony criminal matters in New York County from 2000-2002.
• Supervising Judge, Bronx Criminal Court, 1998-2000. Also served as Acting Supreme Court Justice, Bronx County Criminal Term, 1997.
• Midtown Community Court, 1996
• New York City Criminal Court, 1990-1996
• Administrative Law Judge, New York City Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings, 1987-1990

Other Legal Experience

• Office of the Kings County District Attorney, Supervisor Appeals Bureau, 1983-1987
• Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Executive Director & special project attorney, 1980-1983
• Law Office of Carol Lefcourt, Associate, 1979

Education

• Barnard College, B.A., 1976
• Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1979

Bar Association & Professional Activities

• Co-Chair, OCA Advisory Committee on the Americans with Disabilities Act, 1997-2009
• New York City Bar Association, Executive Committee, 2006-present
• Adjunct Professor, New York Law School, 2000-present
• Former Adjunct Professor, Brooklyn Law School
• Author of several chapters in law school casebook, Domestic Violence & the Law (LexisNexis 2007).