Lynelle Maginley-Liddie | |
Office4: | 38th Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction |
Term Start4: | December 8, 2023 |
Predecessor4: | Louis Molina |
1Blankname4: | Mayor |
1Namedata4: | Eric Adams |
Office5: | First Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction |
Term Start5: | March 5, 2021 |
Term End5: | December 8, 2023 |
Predecessor5: | Stanley Richards |
Successor5: | Francis Torres |
1Blankname5: | Commissioner |
1Namedata5: | Cynthia Brann Vincent Schiraldi Louis Molina |
Education: | John Jay College of Criminal Justice (BA) Fordham University (JD) |
Birth Place: | Antigua |
Lynelle Maginley-Liddie is an American attorney, notable for being appointed the 38th commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction on December 8, 2023.[1] She was previously an agency attorney and first deputy commissioner for the department. As first deputy commissioner, she led the department's efforts to provide access to COVID-19 vaccinations during the pandemic.[2]
Maginley-Liddie was born in Antigua. She studied at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice to obtain a bachelor's degree in government, followed by a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law. Maginley-Liddie began her career as an associate at the law firm of Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein LLP, and began work in New York City government in 2015, in the General Litigation Unit.[3]