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Reinaldo E Rivera
New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- New York State - Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- U.S. District Courts: Southern and Eastern District of New York.
- U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Experience
- Associate Justice
- New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department
- - Current
- Adjunct Professor of Law
- St. John’s University School of Law
- - Current
- Justice
- Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Judicial District
- - Current
- Private practice
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- Areas of practice: Criminal Defense, Civil litigation, Matrimonial and Family Law, Administrative Law, Real Estate and Commercial Business Transactions and Surrogate Court matters.
Education
- Columbia Law School
- LL.M. (1977)
- St. John's University School of Law
- J.D. (1976)
- St. Peter’s College
- B.S. (1973)
- Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola
- Diploma with Honors (1969)
Awards
- Brooklyn Bar Association Foundation, Inc. Award
- Brooklyn Bar Association Foundation, Inc.
- for Outstanding Achievement in the Science of Jurisprudence and Public Service
- The Emilio Nunez Award for Judicial Excellence
- Puerto Rican Bar Association
- Most Influential Latino in the Law Award
- The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Latin American Law Students Association
- Latin American Law Students Association Award
- St. John’s University School of Law
- Hon. Guy James Mangano Alumni Achievement Award
- St. John’s University School of Law Alumni Association, Brooklyn Chapter
Professional Associations
- Jesuit High School of Puerto Rico
- Current
- New York Bar Foundation
- Fellow
- Current
- Municipal Club of Brooklyn
- Member
- Current
- Association of Judges of Hispanic Heritage
- Member
- Current
- Puerto Rican Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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