Helen Freedman
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Helen Freedman is an Associate Justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department
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and a 1967 graduate of New York University School of Law
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from 1979 to 1984. She was a New York Supreme Court Justice
, from 1984 to 2008. She served on the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court from 1995-99 and sat on the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court. She was designated a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 2008 by Governor David Paterson
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She currently serves on the Pattern Jury Instructions Committee of the Association of Justices of the New York Supreme Court
and is a member of the New York State and Federal Judicial Council.
She was also an adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School
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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 1963 graduate of Smith CollegeSmith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
and a 1967 graduate of New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law
The New York University School of Law is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in law, and is located in Greenwich Village, in the New York City borough of Manhattan....
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Legal career
She 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 1979 to 1984. 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 1984 to 2008. She served on the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court from 1995-99 and sat on the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court. She was designated a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 2008 by Governor David Paterson
David Paterson
David Alexander Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of New York, from 2008 to 2010. During his tenure he was the first governor of New York of African American heritage and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. state after Bob C. Riley, who was Acting...
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She currently serves on the Pattern Jury Instructions Committee of the Association of Justices of the New York Supreme Court
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...
and is a member of the New York State and Federal Judicial Council.
She was also an adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School
New York Law School
New York Law School is a private law school in the TriBeCa neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. New York Law School is one of the oldest independent law schools in the United States. The school is located within four blocks of all major courts in Manhattan. In 2011, New York Law School...
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