Peter Tom (judge) explained

Peter Tom
Office:Associate Justice of the First Judicial Department
Termstart:1994
Termend:2019
Appointer:Mario Cuomo
Office2:Acting Presiding Justice of the First Judicial Department
Termstart2:2016
Termend2:2016
Predecessor2:Luis A. Gonzalez
Successor2:Rolando T. Acosta
Termstart3:2009
Termend3:2009
Predecessor3:Jonathan Lippman
Successor3:Luis A. Gonzalez
Termstart4:2007
Termend4:2007
Predecessor4:John T. Buckley
Successor4:Jonathan Lippman
Office5:Justice of the New York Supreme Court
Termstart5:1990
Termend5:1994
Termstart6:1985
Termend6:1990
Alma Mater:Brooklyn Law School

Peter Tom is an American attorney who served as an associate justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department from 1994 to 2019.[1]

Education

Tom received his bachelor's degree from the City College of New York, and in 1975, graduated Brooklyn Law School.[2]

Career

In 1976, he worked as a law clerk for the New York City Civil Court, working on both criminal and civil assignments. He was appointed as a judge on the housing court from 1985 to 1988 and a civil court from 1988 to 1990. He was a New York Supreme Court justice, from 1990 to 1994. He was designated a justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department by Governor Mario Cuomo in 1994 and served as acting presiding justice in 2007, 2009, and 2016. He was the first Asian American elected to the New York State Supreme Court from New York County and the first Asian American to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad1/justicesofthecourt/justices_TOM.shtml Official Biography
  2. Web site: Peter Tom, New York Supreme Court Appellate Division First Judicial Department: Profile and Biography. 2021-02-15. Bloomberg.com. en.
  3. https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2019/11/08/state-appellate-court-judge-to-retire-after-more-than-3-decades/ New York Law Journal article