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Susan Phillips Read

Court of Appeals, State of New York
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Biography


Susan Phillips Read, Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, in 1947.

B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, 1969; J.D., Floyd R. Mechem Prize Scholar, the University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1972. Admitted to New York State Bar, 1974.

U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (legal intern) (1972-1973); State University of New York (assistant counsel) (1974-1977); the General Electric Company (1977-1988; Chief Environmental Counsel, nationwide, 1980-1985); Bond, Schoeneck and King, resident in Albany, New York office (partner in private practice) (1988-1994); Deputy Counsel to Governor George E. Pataki (1995-1997). Judge, New York State Court of Claims, confirmed for an unexpired term on April 30, 1998 and for a full term on June 2, 1999; designated Presiding Judge of the New York State Court of Claims, June 2, 1999; interim appointment as Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, January 6, 2003; confirmed as Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, January 22, 2003. She and her husband, Howard John Read, reside in West Sand Lake and Saratoga Springs, New York.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
New York
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Professional Experience
Associate Judge
Court of Appeals, State of New York
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Judge
New York State Court of Claims
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Deputy Counsel to Governor George E. Pataki
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partner in private practice
Bond, Schoeneck and King
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The General Electric Company
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Chief Environmental Counsel, nationwide, 1980-1985
Assistant counsel
State University of New York
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legal intern
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
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Education
The University of Chicago Law School
J.D. (1972)
Honors: Floyd R. Mechem Prize Scholar
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Ohio Wesleyan University
B.A. (1969)
Honors: summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
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New York State Court of Appeals
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Contact & Map
New York State Court of Appeals
20 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12207
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Telephone: (518) 455-7700