| Sheila Abdus-Salaam | |
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| Associate Justice of the First Judicial Department | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2009 |
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| Appointed by | David Patterson |
| Justice on the New York Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District | |
| In office 1993–2009 |
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| Judge on the New York City Civil Court | |
| In office 1992–1993 |
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| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Barnard College Columbia Law School |
Sheila Abdus-Salaam is an Associate Justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department. [1]
She is a 1974 graduate of Barnard College and a 1977 graduate of Columbia Law School.
Prior to joining the bench, she worked as a staff attorney for Brooklyn Legal Services and served in the New York State Department of Law as an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights and Real Estate Financing Bureaus. She subsequently served on the New York City Civil Court from 1992 to 1993. She was a New York Supreme Court Justice, from 1993 to 2009. She was designated as a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 2009 by Governor David Patterson.