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Appellate Division - Second Department
Justices of the Court
Hon. Ariel E. Belen
Judicial Offices

Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Supreme Court, Second Department
January 25, 2008 - Present
Administrative Judge, Civil Term, Supreme Court, Kings County
February 23, 2007 - January 24, 2008
Associate Justice, Appellate Term, Supreme Court, Second and Eleventh Judicial Districts
April 6, 2005 - January 24, 2008
Justice of the Commercial Division, Supreme Court of the State of New York
December 2, 2002 - April 6, 2005
Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
January 3, 1995 - Present

Other
Professional Experience

Chief, Bronx Borough Office
City of New York Law Department
Office of the Corporation Counsel

Admission
to the Bar
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department - October 6, 1982
United States District Court, Southern District of New York - May 29, 1990
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York - June 27, 1990
Education

Cornell Law School
J.D. with Specialization in International Legal Affairs, May, 1981

Brooklyn College
B.A., cum laude, June, 1978

Publications &
Leading Cases

New York Trial Notebook, Grasso, Birnbaum & Belen
James Publishing, Inc. (2005)

Professional &
Civic Activities

Instructor, New York State Judicial Institute
Vice Chair, Administrative Board, Cornell University Council

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