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Sheila Abdus-Salaam (née Turner; March 14, 1952 – April 12, 2017) [1] was an American lawyer and judge. In 2013, after having served on the New York City Civil Court, the New York Supreme Court, and the Appellate Division, Abdus-Salaam was nominated to the New York Court of Appeals (New York's highest court) and was unanimously confirmed as an Associate Judge by the New York State Senate.
In June 2017, Cuomo nominated Feinman to the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, to the seat left vacant by the death of Sheila Abdus-Salaam. [8] He was unanimously confirmed by the New York Senate the same month. Feinman was the first openly LGBT person to serve on New York's highest court. [2] [5] [9]
Judge Court/agency and years of service (if known) State/territory Status Sheila Abdus-Salaam [18] New York City Civil Court (1992–1993); New York Supreme Court (1993–2009); Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, First Judicial Department (2009–2013); New York Court of Appeals (2013–2017) New York: deceased: Nancy Abudu [19]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who nominated the trailblazing jurist to the state’s highest court in 2017, said in a statement that Feinman “reflected the very best of New York.”
Usha Vance, a registered Democrat until 2014, clerked for conservative judges including, US Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., and Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh when he was an appeals ...
Sheila Abdus-Salaam (1977): [67] First African American female appointed as an Associate Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals (2013) Doris Ling-Cohan (1979): [58] [33] First Asian American female to become an appellate judge in New York State (2014) and sit on the Appellate Term (2014)
Judge Years served Appointing Governor/Party Comment Sheila Abdus-Salaam: 2013–2017 Andrew Cuomo, Democrat Fritz W. Alexander II: 1985–1992 Mario Cuomo, Democrat Joseph W. Bellacosa: 1987–2000 Mario Cuomo, Democrat Charles D. Breitel: 1967–1978 Republican/Liberal: Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals: Anthony ...
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