Dianne Renwick
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Dianne Renwick is an Associate Justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department
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and a 1986 graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
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from 1997 to 2001. She was a New York Supreme Court Justice
, from 2001 to 2008. She was designated as a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 2008 by Governor David Patterson
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Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department is headquartered in Manhattan.-Jurisdiction:The Appellate Division holds jurisdiction over the Counties of New York and the Bronx...
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Early life and education
She is a 1982 graduate of Cornell UniversityCornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and a 1986 graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is the law school of Yeshiva University, located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The school is named for Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo. Cardozo's success as a young school has been remarkable, leading some to characterize Cardozo as a...
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Legal career
Prior to joining the bench, she worked as a staff attorney in various divisions of the Legal Aid Society. She subsequently served on the New York City Civil CourtNew York City Civil Court
The New York City Civil Court is a court hearing civil cases within New York City. By volume, it is the largest civil jurisdiction court in the United States, and handles about 25% of the total filings of the entire New York state court system.-Jurisdiction:...
from 1997 to 2001. She was a New York Supreme Court Justice
New York Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
, from 2001 to 2008. She was designated as a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 2008 by Governor David Patterson
David Patterson
David Patterson may refer to:*David Patterson , American professor of computer science at UC Berkeley*Dave Patterson , baseball player...
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