Associate Justice Valerie Brathwaite Nelson
Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department,
Appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, February 2016 to present
Justice, New York State Supreme Court, Eleventh Judicial District, elected, 2004
Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, elected, 2002
Attorney, Private Practice
Attorney, NYS Senate Staff
Attorney, National Labor Relations Board
Law Clerk, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, U.S. House of Representatives
New York State
United States Supreme Court
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
J.D., George Washington University
B.A., Syracuse University
New York State Bar Association, Member
Queens County Bar Association, Member
Queens County Women’s Bar Association, Member
Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Member
Judicial Friends, Member
National Association of Women Judges, Member