Judge Profile

Denise F. Molia

Judicial Experience:

  • Justice, Supreme Court, Suffolk County, Elected, 1999 to 2012

Other Professional Experience:

  • Deputy County Attorney, County of Suffolk, 1993 to 1998
  • Town Attorney/ Deputy/Assistant, Town of Brookhaven, 1985 to 1993

Education:

  • JD, Hofstra University School of Law, 1984
  • BA, St. Joseph's College, 1981

Admission to the Bar:

  • United States District Court , Northern District of New York, 1995
  • United States District Court , Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1985
  • State of New Jersey, Supreme Court, 1985
  • NYS, Appellate Division, Second Department, 1984

Professional Civic Activities/Honors/Awards:

  • Member, Suffolk County Bar Association, 1985 - present
  • Member, NYS/ SC Women's Bar Association, 1986 - present
  • Member, Columbian Lawyers Association, Suffolk County, 1986 - present
  • Member, National Association of Women Judges, 1999 - present
  • Member, Association of Justices of the NYS Supreme Court, 1999 - present
  • Member, Women in the Courts, 2000 - present
  • Member, NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics, 2003 - present

Individual Part Rules:

Judges Practice:

  • Justice Molia's Individual Rules
Profile provided by the New York State Office of Court Administration.