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| + | '''Janet Marie DiFiore''' is an American judge who, since 2016, has been the [[List of Chief Judges of the New York Court of Appeals|Chief Judge of the State of New York]]. A [[New York City|New York]] native, DiFiore graduated from [[Long Island University]] and [[St. John's University School of Law]]. As a [[Practice of law|practicing]] attorney, DiFiore worked in a law firm and in the Westchester District Attorney's Office. DiFiore then was elected a judge of the Westchester County Court, and was subsequently named a justice of the New York Supreme Court (the [[State court (United States)|state]] [[trial court]] in New York), serving in that post from 2003 to 2005. DiFiore left the bench to become [[district attorney]] of [[Westchester County, New York]], in 2006; she stayed in that position nearly a decade, until [[Governor of New York|Governor]] [[Andrew Cuomo]] appointed her to the [[New York Court of Appeals]]. | ||
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| + | While a law student, DiFiore interned for Westchester District Attorney [[Carl A. Vergari]]. After graduating from law school in 1981, DiFiore became an assistant district attorney in the Westchester District Attorney's Office.<ref>http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/new-york/2015/12/06/janet-difiore-profile/76753460/</ref> | ||
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| + | DiFiore left in 1987 to work part-time at the law firm of Goodrich & Bendish while raising her family; she worked at the firm until 1994. During this period, DiFiore also served as deputy village attorney for Bronxville, New York. In [[1994]], DiFiore returned to the office to serve as chief of the [[narcotics]] bureau under DA [[Jeanine F. Pirro]].<ref>http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/new-york/2015/12/01/cuomo-taps-difiore-chief-judge/76609496/</ref> | ||
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Janet Marie DiFiore is an American judge who, since 2016, has been the Chief Judge of the State of New York. A New York native, DiFiore graduated from Long Island University and St. John's University School of Law. As a practicing attorney, DiFiore worked in a law firm and in the Westchester District Attorney's Office. DiFiore then was elected a judge of the Westchester County Court, and was subsequently named a justice of the New York Supreme Court (the state trial court in New York), serving in that post from 2003 to 2005. DiFiore left the bench to become district attorney of Westchester County, New York, in 2006; she stayed in that position nearly a decade, until Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed her to the New York Court of Appeals.
While a law student, DiFiore interned for Westchester District Attorney Carl A. Vergari. After graduating from law school in 1981, DiFiore became an assistant district attorney in the Westchester District Attorney's Office.[1]
DiFiore left in 1987 to work part-time at the law firm of Goodrich & Bendish while raising her family; she worked at the firm until 1994. During this period, DiFiore also served as deputy village attorney for Bronxville, New York. In 1994, DiFiore returned to the office to serve as chief of the narcotics bureau under DA Jeanine F. Pirro.[2]
