James M. Catterson
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James M. Catterson is an Associate Justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department
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and a 1985 graduate of St. John's University School of Law
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, from 1999 to 2004. He was designated a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 2004 by Governor George Pataki
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He was also an adjunct professor for Cardozo Law School in 1995 and for Touro Law School
from 1997 to 2002.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department is headquartered in Manhattan.-Jurisdiction:The Appellate Division holds jurisdiction over the Counties of New York and the Bronx...
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Early life and education
He is a 1980 graduate of Colgate UniversityColgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
and a 1985 graduate of St. John's University School of Law
St. John's University School of Law
St. John's University School of Law is a Roman Catholic law school in Queens, New York City, affiliated with St. John's University. The School of Law was founded in 1925, and confers Juris Doctor degrees and degrees for Master of Laws in Bankruptcy and Master of Laws in U.S. Studies. Over 13,000 St...
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Legal career
He worked for the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District between 1986–1992 and the Suffolk County Attorney’s Office between 1992-1998. He was a New York Supreme Court Justice, 10th Judicial DistrictNew York Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
, from 1999 to 2004. He was designated a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 2004 by Governor George Pataki
George Pataki
George Elmer Pataki is an American politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York. A member of the Republican Party, Pataki served three consecutive four-year terms from January 1, 1995 until December 31, 2006.- Early life :...
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He was also an adjunct professor for Cardozo Law School in 1995 and for Touro Law School
Touro Law School
Touro Law Center, also known as the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, is a law school in Central Islip, New York.-History:...
from 1997 to 2002.