Justices of the Court

Associate Justice Llinét M. Rosado

HONORABLE LLINÉT ROSADO is an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department. Justice Rosado attended SUNY Albany for her undergraduate degree, and then obtained her Juris Doctor from Albany Law School in 1997, after which she began her career at the Criminal Defense Division of the Legal Aid Society as a staff attorney. She subsequently worked at the Children Law’s Center representing children. Justice Rosado served as a court attorney to several judges. In 1999, Justice Rosado began her tenure as an adjunct professor at Hostos Community College where she has taught various law courses since spring of 1999.

On November 6, 2012, Justice Rosado was elected to the Civil Court, Bronx County and assigned to Bronx Family Court. In 2016, she was transferred to Bronx Supreme Court, Civil Term and designated a hybrid judge. On January 6, 2017, she was designated Acting Supreme Court Justice and presided over matrimonial cases, personal injury actions, mental health proceedings, and over arraignments in Bronx Criminal Court.

On November 6, 2018, she was elected Justice of Supreme Court of State of New York. Justice Rosado presided over various and diverse matters in both Civil and Criminal Terms of the Supreme Court until July 28, 2023 when Governor Hochul appointed Justice Rosado to the Appellate Division, First Department. In 2024, Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson appointed Justice Rosado Co-Chair of the Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin Committee on Women in the Courts.

Justice Rosado, a lifelong community servant, continues to serve her community by speaking to local schools regarding the law as well as participating in programs and panels focused on enlightening the community. She has served as a coach to elementary and high school mock trial competitions leading the St. Angela Merici 8th graders to the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial competition championships twice. Judge Rosado accepts interns from high schools, colleges, and law schools. On June 7, 2019, Justice Rosado, with the consent of the Superintendent of Schools of the Catholic School Region Northwest/South Bronx in the Archdiocese of New York, was declared an honorary alumnus of St. Angela Merici School for her commitment and dedication to the elementary school. In May 2020, All Hallows High School named an annual award the “Hon. Llinét Rosado Award for Mock Trial" in honor of Justice Rosado’s years of service to All Hallows’ Mock Trial Team. One of her favorite roles of being a judge is her ability to officiate weddings, and she is proud to note that she has officiated over 57 weddings thus far!

Justice Rosado regularly lectures at the Judicial Institute and serves on the New York State Bench Book Committee. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; Bronx Bar Association; Bronx Family Court Bar Association; Bronx County Catholic Guild; the Dominican Bar Association; the New York City Family Court Judges Association, the Puerto Rican Bar Association, the Association of Supreme Court Judges of the State of New York; the Bronx Women’s Bar Association; and the Latino Judges Association. She is the First Dept, Vice President of the New York Women Judges Association. In 2020, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore appointed Justice Rosado a Commissioner of the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission and a member of the New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts.

Justice Rosado’s success and contributions have been recognized by numerous individuals, institutions, and organizations, including but not limited to the Bronx Family Court Bar Association; the Bronx Women’s Bar Association; the Dominican Bar Association; the Puerto Rican Bar Association; and NAWJ-NY. On March 27, 2024, Albany Law School presented Justice Rosado with the prestigious Kate Stoneman Award. On June 5, 2024, the Latino Judges Association Foundation recognized Justice Rosado for her achievements.