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Gerald Phillip Garson (August 3, 1932 — February 6, 2016) was an American lawyer and New York Supreme Court Justice who heard matrimonial divorce and child custody cases in Brooklyn. [5] He was convicted in 2007 of accepting bribes to manipulate the outcomes of divorce proceedings. [1][6][7] Garson was imprisoned from June 2007 until December ...
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the judiciary of New York. It is vested with unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction, although in many counties outside New York City it acts primarily as a court of civil jurisdiction, with most criminal matters handled in County Court. [1]
Cohen was born on January 14, 1939, in Brooklyn, New York, where his father drove a taxi. [1] He was the first member of his family to graduate from college. [1] Cohen received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Alfred University in 1959 when he was 20 years old and worked three jobs to put himself through Fordham University's School of Law, [4] where he received his J.D. in 1962 and served as a ...
Jeffrey Pearlman, at the New York State Capitol, in the Assembly Parlor. Jeffrey Hayes Pearlman (born 1966) is an Acting Supreme Court Justice in New York County and was formerly the Director of the Authorities Budget Office [1] from 2016 to 2021 and resumed this role again in 2022. He recently served as Special Counsel to the Governor, Kathy ...
New York divorce law changed on August 15, 2010, when Governor David Paterson signed no-fault divorce into law in New York state. Until 2010, New York recognized divorces only upon fault-based criteria or upon separation. The State Senate approved the No-Fault Divorce bill on June 30, and the State Assembly passed the bill on July 1.
Political party. Democratic. Alma mater. George Washington University. New York University School of Law. Karen K. Peters (born July 29, 1947) is an American jurist who served as Presiding Justice of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, Third Department from 2012 until her retirement in 2017 and was the first woman to serve in that role.
The New York State Court of Appeals is the state's highest court. In civil cases, appeals are taken almost exclusively from decisions of the Appellate Divisions. In criminal cases, depending on the type of case and the part of the state in which it arose, appeals can be heard from decisions of the Appellate Division, the Appellate Term, and the County Court.
Raoul Lionel Felder (born in Brooklyn, New York, May 13, 1944) [1] is an American divorce lawyer and matrimonial attorney. Felder has written eight books and has published numerous articles related to matrimonial law, politics and social issues. Felder is listed in New York Law Journal ' s 100 Most Powerful Lawyers in America and in all ...