Rosalyn Richter

Rosalyn Richter
Associate Justice of the First Judicial Department
Assumed office
2009
Appointed by David Paterson
Justice on the New York Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District
In office
2002–2009
Judge on the New York City Criminal Court
In office
1990–1996
Personal details
Spouse(s) Janet Weinberg
Alma mater Barnard College
Brooklyn Law School

Rosalyn Richter is an Associate Justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department.[1]

Early life and education

The daughter of Anita Richter and the late Nathaniel Richter, Rosalyn Richter is a 1976 graduate of Barnard College and a 1979 graduate of Brooklyn Law School.

Legal career

She served on the New York City Criminal Court from 1990 to 1996. She was a New York Supreme Court Justice, from 2002 to 2009. She was designated a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 2008 by Governor David Paterson.

Personal

Richter is a lesbian; she married Janet Weinberg in August 2011, shortly after same-sex marriage was legalized in the state of New York.[2]

References

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