Supreme Court Justice, New York County, Elected, 1st Judicial District 1995 to 2008; Re-elected, 2009 to 2022

Acting Justice, Supreme Court, New York County, 1993 to 1994

Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Appointed by Mayor David N. Dinkins, 1992 to 1994

Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Appointed by Mayor Edward I. Koch, 1987 to 1991 

Anderson Kill & Olick, Partner, 1980 to 1986

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Associate, 1977 to 1979

Office of the NYS Special Prosecutor, Special Assistant Attorney General, 1975 to 1977

NYS, Appellate Division, First Department, 1976

Supreme Court of the United States, 1984

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1982

United States District Court, Northern District of New York, 1980

United States District Courts, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1976

Supreme Court of the State of Arizona, 1975 

J.D., New York University School of Law, 1975

A.B., Stanford University, 1972

Plea Bargaining in the Shadow of Death, 69 Fordham Law Review 2313 (co-author with Joseph L. Hoffmann and Steven W. Fisher, May 2001

Looking for 'Bodily Injury': What Triggers Coverage Under a Standard Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Policy?", The Forum XIX:4:532-554 (American Bar Association), Summer 1984

The Other Insurance Clause, The Forum XIX:4:591-617 (American Bar Association), Summer 1984

A Ten-Point Proposal for an Asbestos Superfund, The Forum XVIII:3:395-416 (American Bar Association) (co-author with Eugene R. Anderson), Spring 1983

Co-Chair/Chair, Capital Cases Judicial Resource Committee (New York State Unified Court System), 1995 to present

Co-Chair/Chair, Tribal Courts Committee (New York State Unified Court System), 2002 to present

Chair, Judicial Opportunities Committee (National Association of Women Judges, District 2), 2002 to present