Joan B. Lefkowitz
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2032
Joan B. Lefkowitz is a justice for the Westchester County Supreme Court in the 9th Judicial District of New York. She was first elected to a term that began in 1991. She was re-elected in 2004 to a term ending in 2018.[1][2]
Education
Lefkowitz received her B.A. degree from New York University in 1970 and her J.D. degree from the Brooklyn School of Law in 1973.[1]
Career
Lefkowitz began her career in 1974 as a law assistant for a New York civil court. She worked in that capacity until 1975. From 1985 to 1987, she served as a hearing examiner for the family court. She was then elected to the Westchester County Family Court, where she served until her election to the supreme court in late 1990. She also taught as an adjunct professor at Pace Law School from 1989 to 1990.[1]
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Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York
State courts:
New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts
State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York