Chief court attorney, Supreme Court, 9th judicial district

Diane
Clerkin

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

  • Over 30 years experience as an attorney specializing in Supreme Court matters

  • Over 20 years experience as an attorney
    in  public service with the New York State Unified Court System as:
    – Chief Court Attorney, Supreme Court, 9th JD
    – Court Attorney Referee, Supreme Court, 9th JD
    – Special Counsel to the Chief Administrative Judge  of the New York State Unified Court System
    – Principal Law Clerk to the Administrative Judge of the 9th JD
    – Hearing Officer for Small Claims Assessment Review Proceedings
    – Hearing Officer for Disciplinary Proceedings, Office of Court Administration
    – Qualified Mediator, Supreme Court, 9th JD

RECOGNITIONS

  • Awarded The Gagliardi Award for Excellence by the Westchester  County Bar Foundation, 2023

  • Awarded The Milton Mollen Commitment to Excellence Award by the Second Judicial Department, 2017

EDUCATION

  • Pace University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1993

  • Yale University, Bachelor of Arts, 1989

ADMISSIONS

  • New York State Bar, 1993

  • Connecticut State Bar, 1993

  • United States Supreme Court, 1998

  • United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1999

AFFILIATIONS

  • Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County

  • Ninth Judicial District Pro Bono Committee

  • Society of Irish American Lawyers

  • Westchester Women’s Bar Association