Judge Richard N. Allman was reappointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge. Judge Allman was first appointed by Mayor Giuliani in 1999. He has served as associate appellate counsel at the Legal Aid Society and law secretary to New York State Court of Claims Judge Phyllis Skloot Bamberger. Judge Allman received a BA from Franklin and Marshall College in 1982 and a JD from the Pace University School of Law in 1985. Reappointed January 2002. (Appointed to the Criminal Court December 2002.)

Judge Alan Beckoff was appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in September 2008, and has been presiding in Family Court. Judge Beckoff graduated from Lafayette College and the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. Prior to his appointment, Judge Beckoff served as an attorney with the New York City Law Department for nearly 21 years. He also served as an attorney with the New York City Human Resources Administration and Department of Finance. Appointed September 2008. (Appointed to the Family Court December 2008).

Judge Miriam R. Best was first appointed to the bench as an Interim Civil Court Judge in June 2003. She is a graduate of Yale University and received her JD from Yale Law School. Judge Best worked in the private sector and later served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Kings County and New York County District Attorney's Office, as well as the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for New York City, and the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District where she held supervisory and senior positions. Appointed June 2003; reappointed December 2003 and December 2004. (Appointed to the Criminal Court October 2005.)

Judge Diana Boyar was appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in January 2010 and has been serving in the Criminal Court. She graduated from The University of Arizona and received her law degree from Temple Law School. She was a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Division and was a supervisor for the Brooklyn Defender Services. Appointed January 2010.

Judge Ernest Cavallo was appointed to the bench as an Interim Civil Court Judge in August 2006 and has been presiding in Civil Court. Judge Cavallo graduated from Hamilton College, received a master's degree from New York University, and received his law degree from Fordham Law School. He had served as a Housing Court Judge for almost ten years and was the Supervising Judge of New York County's Housing Court for six of those years. Prior to that, he served with the New York City Law Department for close to eleven years, including as Chief of the New York County Tort Division. Appointed August 2006; reappointed January 2007, January 2008.

Judge Abraham L. Clott was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in January 2004. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and received his JD from New York University School of Law. Judge Clott formerly served in the Legal Aid Society, was in private practice, and was a law clerk to a federal judge. Appointed January 2004; reappointed December 2004 and December 2005. (Appointed to the Criminal Court January 2007; reappointed January 2009).

Judge Ellen M. Coin was reappointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge. Judge Coin was first appointed by Mayor Giuliani in 1998. She formerly served as an Assistant District Attorney for Kings County, Special Attorney for the Department of Justice Organized Crime Strike Force, and was a partner at Shapiro and Schwartz and at Graubard, Mollen, and Miller. Judge Coin received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969 and a JD from the New York University School of Law in 1972. Reappointed January 2002. (Appointed to the Criminal Court December 2002; reappointed December 2003.)

Judge Alma Cordova was appointed to the bench as a Family Court Judge in August 1993. She is a graduate of Lehman College and received her JD from Seton Hall University School of Law. She previously served as a Family Court Hearing Examiner, served in the Family Court Division of the New York City Law Department, and worked for the Legal Aid Society. Appointed December 2005; reappointed December 2005. Appointed to the Criminal Court January 2007.

Judge Miriam Cyrulnik served for more than twenty years as Law Secretary to the Hon. Michael Pesce, who is the Presiding Justice of the Appellate Term. She has been designated by the Chief Administrative Judge as a Special Referee for Matrimonial Matters, and she has also served as an arbitrator in Small Claims Court. Judge Cyrulnik has served in numerous bar association leadership capacities, including as President of the Brooklyn Bar Association, and was a member of the Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary from 1994 until 2000. She earned her JD from Brooklyn Law School. Appointed June 2003. (Appointed to the Criminal Court December 2003; reappointed December 2005.)

Judge Susan S. Danoff is a graduate of The Benjamin Cardozo School of Law. Prior to her appointment, she was a referee at the Kings County Family Court. Appointed August 2004. (Appointed to the Family Court December 2004.)

Judge Catherine M. DiDomenico formerly served as an Impartial Hearing Officer with the New York City Department of Education and as an Administrative Law Judge with the New York City Environmental Control Board. She was also an associate for a private firm as well as legal counsel to a Congressman. Judge DiDomenico graduated from Fordham Law School. Appointed January 2005. (Appointed to the Family Court December 2005; reappointed January 2007.)

Judge Monica Drinane was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in August 2004. She has been serving in the Family Court. She is a graduate of St. John's University, she received her Masters from Fordham University, and her J.D. from New York University School of Law. She had spent her entire legal career with the Legal Aid Society for nearly 23 years, where she last served as Attorney-in-Charge of the Juvenile Rights Division. Appointed August 2004; reappointed December 2004, December 2005 and January 2007. Appointed to the Family Court January 2008.

Judge Anthony J. Ferrara was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in January 2004. He has been serving in Criminal Court. Judge Ferrara is a graduate of Manhattan College and received his J.D. from Columbia Law School. Judge Ferrara formerly served in the New York County District Attorney's Office and was also in private practice. Appointed January 2004; reappointed December 2004, December 2005, and January 2007. Appointed to the Criminal Court January 2008.

Judge Lenora Gerald was appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in September 2008 and presides in Criminal Court. She was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in 2001, and reappointed in 2002 and 2003. She was appointed to the Criminal Court in December 2003, and appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Spitzer in June 2007. She has spent practically her entire legal career in the court system, serving as the Principal Law Clerk to Justice Alfred Lerner of the Appellate Division, Second Department, for nearly 10 years prior to her initial appointment. Judge Gerald is a graduate of St. John's University and St. John's University School of Law. Appointed September 2008. (Formerly appointed to the Interim Civil Court December 2001; reappointed January 2002 and January 2003. Appointed to the Criminal Court December 2003.) Appointed to the Criminal Court January 2009.

Judge David Godosky was appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in January 2009 and has been serving in the Criminal Court. Judge Godosky received his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College and his law degree from Cornell Law School. He served with the Bronx County District Attorney's Office and was most recently a senior associate at a private law firm. Appointed January 2009. Reappointed January 2010.

Judge Ilana Gruebel was appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in January 2010 and has been serving in the Family Court. She graduated from S.U.N.Y. at Binghamton and received her law degree from S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo. She served as a Bureau Chief of the Family Court Division of the Nassau County Legal Aid Society, she served in the Legal Aid Society's Juvenile Rights Division in New York City, and was most recently a Court Attorney Referee in Family Court, Kings County. Appointed January 2010.

Judge Gilbert C. Hong was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in July 2007. He has been presiding in Criminal Court. Judge Hong received his undergraduate degree from Columbia College and his law degree from Cornell Law School. He served with the New York County District Attorney's Office, New York City's Office of Special Narcotics Prosecutor, and was the Criminal Law Liaison for the United States Department of Justice/American Bar Association's Criminal Law Reform Project in Moscow, Russia. Appointed July 2007; reappointed January 2008. Appointed to the Criminal Court September 2008.

Judge Robert D. Kalish was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in October 2005. He has been presiding in Civil Court. Judge Kalish is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, received his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, and his L.L.M. in tax law from New York University Law School. Judge Kalish's legal career includes nearly 30 years of public service with the New York City Law Department where he last served as the Chief of Brooklyn's Tort Division. He also served as a law assistant with the New York State Supreme Court, First Department for two years. Appointed October 2005; reappointed December 2005, January 2007, January 2008, January 2009, January 2010.

Judge Susan K. Knipps, who serves as an Acting Supreme Court Justice and Supervising Judge of the New York County Family Court, was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in 2000. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Knipps served in various positions in the courts, including Deputy Counsel to Chief Judge Judith Kaye. Judge Knipps is a graduate of Yale Law School. Reappointed January 2002, December 2002 and December 2003. (Appointed to the Family Court August 2004.)

Judge Elisa Koenderman was appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in July 2007. She has been serving in Criminal Court. Judge Koenderman is a graduate of Barnard College and received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law. Judge Koenderman was formerly with the Bronx County District Attorney's Office for 23 years where she last served as the Chief of the Child Abuse/Sex Crimes Bureau. Appointed to the Interim Civil Court in July 2007. (Appointed to the Criminal Court in January 2008).

Judge Jeffrey D. Lebowitz, who is an Acting Supreme Court Justice, was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in 1993. Judge Lebowitz was formerly Law Secretary to Judge Phillip Chetta, and received his JD from Hofstra University School of Law. Reappointed January 2002, December 2002 and December 2003. (Appointed to the Criminal Court December 2004.)

Judge Judith S. Lieb was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in 1999 after serving as a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Lieb received a JD from Michigan Law School. Reappointed January 2002, December 2002 and December 2003. (Appointed to the Criminal Court December 2004.)

Judge Karen I. Lupuloff formerly worked at the Office of the New York State Attorney General and also served as an Assistant District Attorney for the New York County District Attorney's Office. She is a graduate of Temple University School of Law and served on the Criminal Justice Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association. Appointed January 2005. (Appointed to the Criminal Court December 2005; reappointed December 2005.)

Judge Robert Mandelbaum was appointed to the bench as an Interim Civil Court Judge in November 2006. He has been serving in Criminal Court. Judge Mandelbaum received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and his law degree from New York University School of Law. He most recently served as Chief Judge Judith Kaye's law clerk for over three years and prior to that, was with the New York County Defenders Services, the Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Division as a criminal defense attorney and Acting Director of Training. Judge Mandelbaum was also previously with New York University's School of Law as an Acting Assistant Professor of Clinical Law and as a Research Instructor in their Lawyering Program. Appointed November 2006 and reappointed January 2007. (Appointed to the Criminal Court January 2008).

Judge Myrna Martinez-Perez had previously been appointed to the Family Court in 1990 and reappointed in 1992. Judge Martinez-Perez received a JD from Rutgers University School of Law. Appointed June 2002. (Reappointed to the Family Court December 2002.)

Judge Kevin McGrath, Jr., was appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in September 2008. He has been presiding in Criminal Court. He is a graduate of The Catholic University of America and Fordham University School of Law. Judge McGrath spent his entire legal career with the Kings County District Attorney's Office, where he last served as Chief of the Criminal Court Bureau. Appointed September 2008. Appointed to the Criminal Court January 2009.

Judge William L. McGuire Jr., served for over twenty-five years at the New York County District Attorney's Office, including ten years as a Deputy Bureau Chief in the Trial Division. An active member of his community, Judge McGuire serves as a board member of the St. Agnes Catholic Youth Organization. He earned his JD from St. John's University School of Law. Appointed June 2003. (Appointed to the Criminal Court December 2003.)

Judge Mary R. O'Donoghue was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in January 2003. Prior to her appointment, she served as Administrative Assistant United States Attorney at the United States Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of New York. She was also Chief of the Child Abuse, Domestic Violence and Juvenile Crimes Bureau at the New York County District Attorney's Office. Judge O'Donoghue received a JD from St. John's University School of Law. Appointed January 2003; reappointed December 2003. (Appointed to the Criminal Court December 2004. Appointed to the Interim Civil Court January 2009; reappointed to the Interim Civil Court January 2010.)

Judge Ronald Richter was appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in January 2009 and has been serving in the Family Court. Judge Richter graduated from Tufts University, received his law degree from Boston University School of Law, and a master's degree from Boston University College of Communication. Judge Richter most recently served as the New York City Family Services Coordinator for the Mayor's Office. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Commissioner for the New York City Administration for Children's Services. He also worked for the Legal Aid Society for nearly 14 years, where he last served as Deputy Attorney-in-Charge of the Juvenile Rights Division. Appointed January 2009. (Appointed to the Family Court December 2009).

Judge Jeanette Ruiz was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in July 2007. She has been presiding in Family Court. Judge Ruiz received her undergraduate degree from Hunter College, her master's degree from Columbia University's School of Social Work, and her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Prior to her appointment, Judge Ruiz served as a law clerk, was with New York City's Law Department and the Department of Business Services, served as General Counsel to the Harlem Dowling West Side Center for Children and Family Services, and most recently served as the Deputy Commissioner, Division of Family Permanency Services for New York City's Administration for Children's Services. Appointed July 2007; reappointed January 2008. Appointed to the Family Court April 2008.

Judge Matthew A. Sciarrino, Jr. formerly worked for ten years with the New York State Unified Court System in Richmond County. He is a graduate of St. John's University School of Law and served as Director of the Richmond County Bar Association. Appointed January 2005. (Appointed to the Criminal Court December 2005.)

Judge Ruth E. Smith was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in June 2003. Prior to her appointment, she was Assistant Deputy Chief Court Attorney for the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department. Previously, she was an attorney in private practice and an Assistant District Attorney in New York County, where she was Chief of the Special Narcotics Asset Forfeiture Unit. Judge Smith earned her JD from Georgetown University Law Center. Appointed June 2003; reappointed December 2003 and December 2004. (Appointed to the Criminal Court December 2005.)

Judge Robert M. Stolz was reappointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge. Judge Stolz was first appointed by Mayor Giuliani in 1995. He formerly served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, as an associate at Curtis, Mallet-Provost, Colt and Mosle, and as a partner at Rosenblatt, Mass, Wirfel, and Stolz. Judge Stolz received a BA from Columbia College in 1970 and a JD from the Fordham University School of Law in 1976. Reappointed January 2002. (Appointed to the Criminal Court December 2002.)

Judge Marc J. Whiten was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in July 2007. He has been presiding in Criminal Court. Judge Whiten graduated from Carroll College and New York Law School. His legal career includes service with the Bronx County District Attorney's Office, as an associate with a private law firm, and most recently as a partner for a private law firm. Appointed July 2007; reappointed January 2008. Appointed to the Criminal Court September 2008.

Judge Michael Yavinsky was appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in January 2009 and has been serving in the Criminal Court. Judge Yavinsky received his undergraduate degree from Connecticut College and his law degree from Northeastern University School of Law. Judge Yavinsky was formerly with the Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Division, Queens Law Associates, and the New York State Unified Court System where he last served as Chief Court Attorney for New York City Criminal Court. Appointed January 2009. (Appointed to the Criminal Court January 2010).

Judge Alex J. Zigman was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in January 2004. He is a graduate of Queens College and received his JD from Brooklyn Law School. He most recently served in the Bronx County District Attorney's Office as a Senior Investigative Assistant District Attorney. Appointed January 2004; reappointed December 2004 and December 2005. Appointed to the Criminal Court January 2007.