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Justices of the Court

Justice James P. McCormack

Judicial Offices

Associate Justice, New York State Appellate Division, Second Department, Appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul, August 14, 2024

Associate Justice, Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Ninth and Tenth Judicial Districts, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2022 to 2024

Justice, Supreme Court, Nassau County, Elected, 2016 to 2029

Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Nassau County, Civil Term, 2012 to 2015

Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Nassau County, Criminal Term, 2008 to 2011

Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Nassau County, Civil Term, 2007

Acting Judge, Family Court, Nassau County, 2006

Judge, County Court, Nassau County, Elected, 2006 to 2016

Other Professional Experience And Certifications

Private Practice, McCormack & McCormack, 1990 to 2005

Nassau County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1985 to 1988

Certified as Lead Counsel by the New York State Capital Defender's Office in Capital Murder Prosecutions 1999 to 2000

Admission to the Bar

NYS Appellate Division, Second Department, 1986

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1988

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1989

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1990

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1991

Education

JD, Brooklyn Law School, 1985

BA, New York University, 1982

Professional And Civic Activities

Member, Nassau County Bar Association

Member, Association of New York State Supreme Court Justices