Kathryn E. Freed

Kathryn E. Freed
Kathryn E. Freed
Justice of the New York Supreme Court ; from the 1st Judicial district
	In office; 2012–2021
Appointed by	A. Gail Prudenti
Judge of the New York City Civil Court
	In office; 2006–2011
Judge of the New York City Criminal Court
	In office; 2004–2005
Member of the New York City Council; from the 1st district
	In office; January 1, 1992 – December 31, 2001
Preceded by	Alfred C. Cerullo III
Succeeded by	Alan Gerson
Personal details
Born	October 25, 1946
Political party	Democratic
Education	Temple University (B.S.); New York Law School (J.D.)
Occupation	Judge; lawyer;

Kathryn E. Freed (born October 25, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and former judge who served as a New York Supreme Court Justice from 2012 to 2021.[1][2]

Early life and education

Freed graduated with a bachelor's degree from Temple University in 1969 and a J.D. from New York Law School in 1977.[1]

Career

Freed served on the New York City Council from the 1st district from 1992 to 2001.[3][4]

She served as a Judge of the New York City Criminal Court from 2004 to 2005 and the New York City Civil Court from 2006 to 2011, serving first in Kings County (Brooklyn) and followed by New York County (Manhattan).[1]

In 2012, she was appointed by Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti to become an Acting Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 1st District.[1] She ran unopposed in the general election in 2014 and was elected to a 14-year term.[5]

She was forced to retire in 2021 when then-Governor Andrew Cuomo exercised his emergency powers to order the judiciary to cut judges over the age of 70 to save $300 million due to a $14.5 billion state budget deficit caused by the pandemic.[2]

References

"Hon. Kathryn E. Freed". Judicial Directory: Judge Bio. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
"Former Councilmember Kathryn Freed to back Chris Marte for District 1". The Village Sun. New York, NY. June 13, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
Andrew Jacobs (1996-07-14). "The War of Nerves Downtown". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
Diane Cardwell (2001-08-20). "Packed Race For an Office Few Voters Understand". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
"Kathryn E. Freed". Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

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[bio-1] "Hon. Kathryn E. Freed". Judicial Directory: Judge Bio. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

[bio2-2] "Former Councilmember Kathryn Freed to back Chris Marte for District 1". The Village Sun. New York, NY. June 13, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[3] Andrew Jacobs (1996-07-14). "The War of Nerves Downtown". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.

[4] Diane Cardwell (2001-08-20). "Packed Race For an Office Few Voters Understand". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.

[Elections-5] "Kathryn E. Freed". Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 6, 2022.