Joel L. Blumenfeld

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Joel L. Blumenfeld

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Prior offices
New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District

New York City Criminal Court

Education

Bachelor's

Brooklyn College

Law

George Washington Law School

Joel L. Blumenfeld is a former acting justice of the Queens County Supreme Court, Criminal Term in the 11th Judicial District of New York. He was appointed to this position in 1991 and was reappointed in 1992, 1993 and 1996.[1]

Blumenfeld also served as a judge of the New York City Criminal Court. He was appointed to the court in 1987 and was reappointed in 1989, 1999, 2001, and 2011.[1] He retired from the supreme court and criminal court in December 2015.[2]

Education

Blumenfeld received his undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College in 1965 and his law degree from the George Washington Law School in 1968.[3]

Career

Prior to his judicial career, Blumenfeld worked as a parole officer and in the Criminal Defense Division of the Legal Aid Society of the City of New York. He was appointed to the New York City Criminal Court in 1987 and was appointed to serve as an acting justice of the Supreme Court in 1991.[3]

External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 New York Law Journal, "Joel L. Blumenfeld," accessed August 15, 2019
  2. Ballotpedia staff, "Office of the chief clerk - 11th JD Criminal Term, Queens Supreme Court," August 26, 2019
  3. 3.0 3.1 New York Courts, "Official biography of the Hon. Joel L. Blumenfeld"