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Profile: Debra A. James
Debra A. James
Profile provided by the New York State Office of Court Administration.
Supreme Court, New York County, Civil
71 Thomas Street
New York, NY 10013
(646) 386-3351
Status:
Active
Judicial Experience:
Acting Justice, Supreme Court, New York County, Civil, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman, 2002 to Present
Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County, first term, 1995-2004; present term, 2005 to 2014
Other Professional Experience:
General Counsel, Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. to 1994
Associate Counsel, State of N.Y. Mortgage Agency Loan Enforcement and Adm. Corp. to 1986
Associate Counsel, NYS Mortgage Loan to 1985
Assistant. Corporation Counsel, Law Dept., City of New York to 1983
Education:
JD, Cornell Law School, 1978
Cornell University, 1975
Admission to the Bar:
NYS, Appellate Division, First Department, 1979
Professional Civic Activities/Honors/Awards:
Chair, Minorities in the Courts Committee, New York City Bar Association, 2005 - 2008
Chair, Women in Prison Committee, National Association of Women Judges, (New York District 2), 2008 - present
Member, House of Delegates, New York State Bar Association (NYCBA Representative), 2008 - present
Member, Executive Committee, New York City Bar Association, 2010 - present
Individual Part Rules:
Individual Judges' Rules Non Commercial Division
Recent Opinions:
20-35 86th Street Realty LLC, Plaintiff v. Tower Insurance Company of New York, Defendant, 600805/10
Date:
4/25/2012
Maninder Bhugra, v. Massachusetts Casualty Insurance
Date:
4/19/2012
Michael Binday and Karen Binday, Plaintiffs v. Eleven Riverside Drive Corp., Defendant, 100485/2012
Date:
4/4/2012
John L. Peterec-Tolino, v. Edward Harap
Date:
3/29/2012
Angela Pierre v. Mary Manning Walsh Nursing
Date:
3/22/2012
6999B 230 East 44th Street Associates, LLC,!#!#Index 112075/08 v. Park on 44th Corp.,
Date:
3/15/2012
6759-!#!#591147/07 v. Deco Towers Associates LLC
Date:
3/1/2012
169 Bowery, LLC., Plaintiff v. Collective Hardware, Defendants, 116120/09
Date:
2/23/2012
Issac Ainetchi v. 500 West End LLC,
Date:
2/23/2012
July Fernandez, Plaintiff v. Stockbridge Homes, LLC, Stratis Builders, LLC and Harc Maintenance & Contracting Corp., Defendants, 402886/08
Date:
2/21/2012
Joseph A. Loriggio, Plaintiff v. Steve Sabba and Taxpro Financial Network, Inc., Defendants, 602632/05
Date:
2/14/2012
Nicolette Garden Cumins, by her mother and Natural Guardian, Janice Cumins, and Janice Cumins, Individually, Plaintiff v. Zale Corporation and Piercing Pagoda, Defendants, 108700/07
Date:
2/9/2012
Mary Olsen and Adam Haridopolos, Plaintiffs v. Stellar West 110 LLC, Defendants, 107800/10
Date:
2/8/2012
Bruce Flynn, Plaintiff v. Debra A. James et al., Defendants, 8:11-CV-1036
Date:
1/31/2012
George Gevorgyan, Plaintiff v. The City of New York, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Eastern New York State Amateur Soccer Association, United States Adult Soccer Association and Cosmopolitan Soccer League, Defendants, 108259/09
Date:
1/27/2012
All Island Credit Corp., Plaintiff v. Country-Wide Insurance, Co., Gotham Logistics, Inc., Safeguard Agency, Inc., and Sean Haffey, Defendants, 602179/09
Date:
1/24/2012
Assouline Ritz1 LLC v. Edward I. Mills Associates,
Date:
1/17/2012
Elizabeth Swire Falker, Plaintiff v. Starbucks Corporation, Consolidated Edison, Inc. and First Dixon Realty, LLC, Defendants, 100763/06
Date:
12/15/2011
Bender Burrows & Rosenthal, LLP, Plaintiff v. Amy Simon, Defendant, 100358/06
Date:
11/28/2011
Anthony Tuccillo, Jr., and Maria Tuccillo, Plaintiffs v. Bovis Lend Lease, Inc., Bovis Lend Lease Interiors, Inc., Bovis Lend Lease LMB, Inc., and ADT Security Services, Inc., Defendants, 105551/06
Date:
11/8/2011
Laura Weinberger, Plaintiff v. 52 Duane Associates, LLC and A & E Stores, Inc. d/b/a Bolton's, Defendant, 107132/09
Date:
11/4/2011
Magen David of Union Square, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. 3 West 16th Street, LLC, Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent, 600573/08
Date:
10/7/2011
Appellate Division — Published in the Law Journal on: October 6, 2011,
Date:
10/6/2011
Appellate Division — Published in the Law Journal on: October 3, 2011
Date:
10/3/2011
Maro A. Goldstone and Thomas R. Newman, Plaintiff v. Gracie Terrace Apartment Corporation, Defendant, 604235/07
Date:
9/21/2011
498 Seventh Avenue LLC, Plaintiff v. Easy Street, Inc., Defendants, 116108/08
Date:
8/30/2011
5 West 20th Street Corp. and HRC Corp., Plaintiffs v. Biagio Settepani and Antonina Settepant, Defendants, 107134/08
Date:
8/16/2011
Pleiades Publishing, Inc. and Alexander Shustorovich, Plaintiffs v. Junaid Rubbani, Saman Rubbani, Mohammad J. Rubbani, Lee's Art Shop, Inc. d/b/a Lee's Studio, Rose Associates, Inc. and The Board of Managers of The Metropolitan Tower Condominium, Defendants, 116704/2007
Date:
8/5/2011
Ibrahim v. Fox Television Stations, 109370/08
Date:
8/2/2011
Steven Scheck, Infinite Media Concepts Inc. Pension Plan and Richard Johnson, Plaintiff v. Barbarian Films, LLC, Partisan Media Group LLC, Douglas Kuber, Ronald Hartenbaum and Aaron Kaufman, Defendants, 103918/2010
Date:
7/27/2011
David Bernstein, as Ancillary Administrator CTA, and Eduardo Jose Adlunate Sanhueza, as Ancillary Executor of the Estate of Guillermo Arturo Burgos Ossa, Plaintiffs v. The Corcoran Group Eastside, Inc., and, The Corcoran Group Rentals, Inc., Defendants, 112369/09
Date:
7/12/2011
Newtok Video Corp., Plaintiffs v. Ryosuke Koike, Defendants, 600380/10
Date:
6/24/2011
1526 Central Avenue Associates, Plaintiff v. The New York Mortgage Company, Defendant, 600975/04
Date:
5/18/2011
Leonard Hoffman and ano, Plaintiffs v. Biltmore 47 Associates, LLC., et al, Defendants, 108095/2006
Date:
5/18/2011
Colebrook, Bosson and Saunders, Inc., Plaintiffs v. Satelozzi, Inc. d/b/a Nordwall Americas, Defendants, 601684/09
Date:
5/11/2011
Angela Pierre, Plaintiffs v. Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home Co., Inc., and Archcare, Defendants, 100143/10
Date:
4/27/2011
1515 Broadway Fee Owner LLC and SL Green Realty Corp., Plaintiffs v. Seneca Insurance Company, Inc., Defendant, 603461/08
Date:
3/10/2011
400 East 85th Realty Corp., Plaintiff v. MIS International, Inc., MIS Kids of First Avenue, Inc. and Stephane Ifrah, Defendants, 603499/09
Date:
3/4/2011
Wo Yee Hing Realty Corp., Chun Yee Yung, Chun Hing Yung and Chun Wo Yung, Plaintiffs v. Howard Stern, Esq., Defendant, 115517/2007
Date:
3/2/2011
Betty Benavides and Cindy Ho, Shareholders of and Suing in the Right of 322 West 47TH Street Housing Development Fund Corporation, Plaintiffs v. Chase Manhattan Bank, a/k/a JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Defendant, 602710/09
Date:
2/16/2011
William Rivera III, Plaintiff v. Estate of Mary Becker, Gary Becker, Esq. and Carl Becker, Esq., in their capacity as administrators of the Estate of Mary Becker, Gary Becker, Esq. and Carl Becker, Esq., Individually and Giddens & Claman, LPP, as escrowee, Defendants, 111181/2009
Date:
2/10/2011
Jimmy Auriemma, et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents v. Biltmore Theatre, LLC, et al., Defendants-Appellants, 116971/03
Date:
2/3/2011
ABR Amboy Road LLC, Plaintiff v. Mid Island Karate, Inc., Defendants, 107561/09
Date:
12/16/2010
Applehead Pictures LLC v. Perelman, 602606/07
Date:
12/3/2010
HP Hotel Sponsor, LLC, Plaintiff v. Strategic Capital Solutions, LLC, Strategic Capital Partners, LLC, SCS-Strategic Capital Solutions, LLC, E & E Consulting, LLC, Randy Abood, Alan Fitter, and Edward Mehrfar, Defendants, 603707/08
Date:
9/14/2010
61 W. 62 Owners Corp. v. CGM EMP LLC, 107341/09
Date:
8/25/2010
Nanjing USA Inc. v. LaMonica, 100500/2009
Date:
8/5/2010
Dukes v. 45-53 W. 110 St. Housing Develop. Fund Co., 104434/2008
Date:
8/4/2010
Melnick v. Isneria Construction Inc., 604163/07
Date:
7/20/2010
Melnick v. Isneria Construction Inc., 604163/07
Date:
7/19/2010
Savitt Law Firm PLLC v. Minichiello, 115782/08
Date:
6/22/2010
Pueng Fung v 20 W. 37th St. Owners, LLC
Date:
6/22/2010
Wo Yee Hing Realty, Corp. v Stern
Date:
6/8/2010
Taveras v General Trading Co., Inc.
Date:
5/27/2010
Dietz v S.K.V., Inc.
Date:
5/25/2010
Zamore v Bar None Holding Co., LLC
Date:
5/20/2010
Goldstone v Gracie Terrace Apt. Corp.
Date:
5/11/2010
Foremost Furniture Showroom, Inc. v 830 W. Co.
Date:
5/11/2010
Red Hook/Gowanus Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v Brightbill
Date:
4/1/2010
Oui Cater, Inc. v Lantern Group, Inc.
Date:
3/23/2010
Wilinski v 334 E. 92nd Hous. Dev. Fund Corp.
Date:
3/23/2010
Wing Wong Realty Corp. v Flintlock Constr. Servs., LLC
Date:
3/18/2010
Harris v 170 E. End Ave., LLC
Date:
3/2/2010
Lester Schwab Katz Dwyer, LLP, New York (Howard R. Cohen and Curt Schiner of counsel), for United Cerebral Palsy appellants/respondents. Cohen, Kuhn Associates, New York (James V. Sawicki
Date:
3/1/2010
Singh v United Cerebral Palsy of N.Y. City, Inc.
Date:
2/25/2010
Perez v. El Al Israel Airlines Ltd., 102374/07
Date:
2/18/2010
Signorelli v Great Atl. Pac. Tea Co., Inc.
Date:
2/9/2010
Binky Inc. v. Korff, 110247/06
Date:
2/4/2010
Kruglyak v. New York University, 400945/09
Date:
1/29/2010
Leidner v. Kevin Stephen Corp., 114238/06
Date:
1/22/2010
Keller v Loews Corp.
Date:
1/12/2010
LoRiggio v Sabba
Date:
1/12/2010
Welter v Feigenbaum
Date:
1/5/2010
Justice Debra A. James CANDELLA v. BANCO INDUSTRIAL DE VENEZUELA C.A., 603199/08, Decided 11/19/09"
Date:
12/29/2009
Candela v. Banco Industrial de Venezuela C.A., 603199/08
Date:
12/29/2009
Frydman v Fidelity Natl. Tit. Ins. Co.
Date:
12/22/2009
Kaback Enterprises Inc. v. Austin Brothers Inc., 602144/06
Date:
12/3/2009
Florists' Transworld Inc. v. New York Floral Group Inc., 650211/08
Date:
11/20/2009
Comical Entertainment Corp. v. City University of New York, 116102/08
Date:
11/17/2009
Guinter v I. Park Lake Success, LLC
Date:
11/5/2009
Abacus v Datagence, Inc.
Date:
10/22/2009
Minaya v Duane Reade Intl., Inc.
Date:
10/1/2009
Bender Burrows Rosenthal, LLP v Simon
Date:
8/25/2009
Belding v Verizon N.Y., Inc.
Date:
8/4/2009
Regal Constr. Corp. v National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA
Date:
7/14/2009
New York City Hous. Auth. v Rutgers Cas. Ins. Co.
Date:
6/30/2009
Torkel v NYU Hosps. Ctr.
Date:
6/25/2009
International Plaza Assoc., L.P. v Lacher
Date:
6/16/2009
Matter of City of New York v Novello
Date:
6/4/2009
Spectra Audio Research, Inc. v Chon
Date:
5/21/2009
Garcia v Berns DeKajlo Castro
Date:
5/19/2009
Sport Rock Intl., Inc. v American Cas. Co. of Reading, PA
Date:
5/12/2009
Pena v Bros
Date:
5/7/2009
Keller v. Loew's Corp., 102735/2006
Date:
3/30/2009
Capogrosso v Kansas
Date:
3/19/2009
Perelman v. Barkin, 603897/07
Date:
3/2/2009
Howard B. Spivak Architect, P.C. v Zilberman
Date:
2/26/2009
Claremont East 12 LLC v. 189 Avec Moi LLC, 602091/2008
Date:
1/2/2009
Neuman v Century 21 Dept. Stores LLC
Date:
12/18/2008
Randell v City of New York
Date:
12/2/2008
Spinner v 1725 York Owners Corp.
Date:
11/18/2008
Matter of Bradford v New York City Dept. of Correction
Date:
11/13/2008
Paw Shop LLC v. Mestre, 601950/2008
Date:
11/6/2008
Nicholson v Luce
Date:
10/21/2008
Hotaling v City of New York
Date:
10/21/2008
Applehead Pictures LLC v Perelman
Date:
10/7/2008
Romeo v Malta
Date:
10/7/2008
Bautista v David Frankel Realty, Inc.
Date:
9/2/2008
Goldman Greenbaum, P.C. v Filippatos
Date:
6/24/2008
CN Funding, LLC v Ensig Group, Ltd.
Date:
6/10/2008
Eichelbaum v Douglas Elliman, LLC
Date:
6/3/2008
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP v Ace Am. Ins. Co.
Date:
5/29/2008
Ainetchi v 500 W. End LLC
Date:
5/15/2008
DeLuca v. Goldberger, 104344/2006
Date:
5/12/2008
Rivera v Ray Bari Pizza
Date:
4/29/2008
Newman v Berkowitz
Date:
4/22/2008
Kuhn v Sugar Reef Inc.
Date:
4/22/2008
General Sec. Ins. Co. v Nir
Date:
4/22/2008
Geonie v OD P NY Ltd.
Date:
4/15/2008
Samuel v. Druckman Sinel LLP, 114483/05
Date:
4/15/2008
Samuel v Druckman Sinel, LLP
Date:
4/8/2008
Midtown Distribs. Corp. v Mutual Cent. Alarm Servs., Inc.
Date:
3/13/2008
Altamirano v Door Automation Corp.
Date:
2/19/2008
Bui v Berman
Date:
2/14/2008
Bautista v David Frankel Realty, Inc.
Date:
2/9/2008
McRedmond v Sutton Place Rest. Bar, Inc.
Date:
2/7/2008
Miglionico v Bovis Lend Lease, Inc.
Date:
1/31/2008
Social Servs. Empls. Union, Local 371 v City of New York
Date:
1/22/2008
Eden v St Luke's-Roosevelt Hosp. Ctr.
Date:
1/10/2008
Lombard Co., Inc. v De La Roche
Date:
12/20/2007
Kerner Kerner v Dunham
Date:
12/18/2007
NYAT Operating Corp. v GAN Natl. Ins. Co.
Date:
12/6/2007
CN Funding LLC v. Ensig Group Ltd., 119172/06
Date:
11/30/2007
Wonder Works Constr. Corp. v RCDolner, LLC
Date:
10/23/2007
Alexandridis v. Suede Night Club, 105452/2004
Date:
10/4/2007
University Prop., LLC v Vartanian
Date:
9/13/2007
Capogrosso v. Kansas, 112291/06
Date:
7/23/2007
Nicholson v. Luce, 109438/03
Date:
7/18/2007
Tringle v Tringle
Date:
5/15/2007
Tringle v Tringle
Date:
5/15/2007
Matter of Torres v New York City Hous. Auth.
Date:
5/10/2007
Feris v Port Auth. of N. Y. N. J.
Date:
5/3/2007
Eden v. St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Date:
4/5/2007
Channel Chiropractic v. Country-Wide Insurance Company
Date:
3/15/2007
Rent Stabilization Association of NYC, Inc. v. New York City Rent Guidelines Board
Date:
3/1/2007
Rios v. WVF-Paramount 545 Property, LLP
Date:
1/26/2007
Pautienis v. Legacy Capital Corporation
Date:
1/12/2007
Clouse v. Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Date:
12/11/2006
Mitschele v. Schultz
Date:
12/4/2006
Franco v. D'Agostino Supermarkets, Inc.
Date:
11/16/2006
Eighty Eight Bleecker Co., LLC v. 88 Bleecker Street Owners, Inc.
Date:
11/9/2006
Ostrager v. Rhinebeck Equine, L.L.P.
Date:
11/2/2006
Granibras Granitos Brasileiros, Ltda. v Farber
Date:
11/2/2006
Lutine Realty Corp. v. Perry Films, Inc.
Date:
10/19/2006
Tan Holding Corp. v. Eklund
Date:
10/19/2006
Amcan Holdings, Inc. v Torys LLP
Date:
8/24/2006
Cruciata v Mainiero
Date:
7/20/2006
Quichimbo v Vornado 640 Fifth Avenue, L.L.C.
Date:
6/8/2006
Nieves v Home Box Office, Inc.
Date:
6/6/2006
Marden v Maurice Villency, Inc.
Date:
5/18/2006
In re Stengel v Black
Date:
4/27/2006
Vargas v Villa Josefa Realty Corp.
Date:
4/27/2006
Paz v. Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino
Date:
4/4/2006
Gomez v Delacruz
Date:
3/2/2006
In re Sangro Management Corporation v New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal
Date:
1/3/2006
Riom Corporation v McLean
Date:
11/22/2005
In re Gloria Lezzieri v State Division of Human Rights
Date:
11/1/2005
Inwood Park Apartments, Inc. v Coinmach Industries Co.
Date:
10/18/2005
Kaminow v West Mill Clothes, Inc.
Date:
10/11/2005
Bell v New York City Transit Authority
Date:
8/18/2005
Haggerty v Everett Realty
Date:
8/11/2005
The City School District of the City of New York v Campbell
Date:
7/7/2005
Abramson v Hertz
Date:
6/28/2005
Wilhelmina Models, Inc. v Fleisher
Date:
6/23/2005
Carter v Howland Hook Housing Co., Inc.
Date:
6/7/2005
In re Bennissim v Calogero
Date:
6/2/2005
Gaffney v BFP 300 Madison II, LLC
Date:
5/31/2005
Milistar (NY) Inc. v Natasha Diamond Jewelry Manufacturers, LLC
Date:
5/31/2005
Elston v Dubois
Date:
5/17/2005
In re Lebron v Smith
Date:
4/14/2005
In re Klein v New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal
Date:
4/14/2005
Aguinaga v. 342 East 72nd Street Corporation
Date:
1/4/2005
Great Canal Realty Corp. v. Seneca Insurance Company, Inc.
Date:
12/21/2004
Gilman Ciocia, Inc. v. Mindes
Date:
11/4/2004
Gamman v. Kelly
Date:
10/26/2004
In re Daily News, L.P. v. City of New York Office of Payroll Administration
Date:
7/15/2004
Craig v. Klein
Date:
6/8/2004
1029 Sixth LLC v. Riniv Corp.
Date:
6/2/2004
Tech nomed Inc. v. Santiago
Date:
7/3/2003
TECHNOMED INC. v. SANTIAGO
Date:
7/3/2003
In re 370 Manhattan Ave. Co., L.L.C. v. New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal
Date:
10/21/2004
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