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Hon. Karen S. Smith

Supreme Court, Civil Branch, New York County
80 Centre Street
New York, NY 10013
(646) 386-3728

Judicial Offices

Acting Justice, Supreme Court, New York County, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman, 2004 to Present

Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County, Elected, 1996 to 2016 

Other Professional Experience

New York State Attorney General, Real Estate Finance Bureau-Enforcement, 1984 to 1995

District Council 37 AFSCME, Associate General Counsel, 1976 to 1983

 

Admission to
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NYS, Appellate Division, First Department, 1977

District of Columbia, Court of Appeals, 1976 

Education

J.D., Catholic University Law School, 1975

B.A., Reed College, 1970

 

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