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Judicial Experience:
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United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. Northern District, New York, Appointed, 2001
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Other Professional Experience:
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General Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the State of New York
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First Deputy, Capital Defender Office
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Assistant New York Attorney General, New York
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Partner, Fritts, Whiting & Treece
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Assistant Public Defender, Rensselaer County
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Adjunct law professor, Albany Law School
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Education:
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J.D., Albany Law School, 1976
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Professional Civic Activities/Honors/Awards:
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Frederick Douglass Award, Center for Law and Justice, 2002
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President’s Award, Albany County Bar Association, 1999
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Distinguished Service Award, Albany Law School, 1999
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Root/Stinson Award, New York State Bar Association
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Roland Smith Award, New York Civil Liberties
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Thurgood Marshall Award, NAACP
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Man of the Year Award, Capital District Chapter of the Links, 2000
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Boards of Trustees, Albany Law School
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Boards of Trustees, Siena College
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Boards of Directors, New York Bar Foundation
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Treasurer, Albany County Bar Association
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Member, New York State Bar Association’s House of Delegates
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Co-Founder and President, Capital District Black Bar Association
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Honorary Board Member, Capital District Women’s Law Project and the Committee for Modern Courts
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