Sallie Manzanet-Daniels
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Sallie Manzanet-Daniels is an Associate Justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department
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and a 1988 graduate of Hofstra University School of Law
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, the then Administrative Judge for the 12th Judicial District.
She subsequently served on the New York City Civil Court
from 1999 to 2001. She was a New York Supreme Court Justice
, from 2001 to 2009. She was designated a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 2009 by Governor David Paterson
. She was the first woman of Puerto Rican descent to serve on the First Department.
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 1985 graduate of Marymount Manhattan CollegeMarymount Manhattan College
Marymount Manhattan College is an urban, coeducational, independent, private, liberal arts college located in Manhattan, New York City, New York with a focus in performing arts. The mission of the College is to educate a socially and economically diverse student body by fostering intellectual...
and a 1988 graduate of Hofstra University School of Law
Hofstra University School of Law
The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University is located in Hempstead, New York. Founded in 1970 and accredited by the ABA in 1971, the school offers a JD, a joint JD/MBA degree, and LL.M degrees in American Law and Family law...
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Legal career
Prior to joining the bench, she was a criminal defense practitioner for the Legal Aid Society in the Bronx. She also worked as a Principal Law Clerk to Justice Frank Torres in Bronx Supreme Court and to Justice Luis A. GonzalezLuis A. Gonzalez (judge)
Luis A. Gonzalez is the Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department. -Early life and education:He was born in Manti, Puerto Rico and raised in Hell's Kitchen in a family of seven....
, the then Administrative Judge for the 12th Judicial District.
She subsequently served on the New York City Civil Court
New 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 1999 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 2009. She was designated a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 2009 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...
. She was the first woman of Puerto Rican descent to serve on the First Department.