Peter Tom (judge)

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]

Peter Tom
Associate Justice of the First Judicial Department
In office
1994–2019
Appointed byMario Cuomo
Acting Presiding Justice of the First Judicial Department
In office
2016–2016
Preceded byLuis A. Gonzalez
Succeeded byRolando T. Acosta
In office
2009–2009
Preceded byJonathan Lippman
Succeeded byLuis A. Gonzalez
In office
2007–2007
Preceded byJohn T. Buckley
Succeeded byJonathan Lippman
Justice of the New York Supreme Court
In office
1990–1994
Judge on the New York City Civil Court
In office
1985–1990
Personal details
Alma materBrooklyn Law School

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

References
  1. Official Biography
  2. "Peter Tom, New York Supreme Court Appellate Division First Judicial Department: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  3. New York Law Journal article
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