Susan Phillips Read

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.

New York

Since 1974

Associate Judge

Court of Appeals, State of New York

2003 - Current

Judge

New York State Court of Claims

1998 - 2003

Deputy Counsel to Governor George E. Pataki

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1995 - 1997

partner in private practice

Bond, Schoeneck and King

1988 - 1994

The General Electric Company

1977 - 1988

Chief Environmental Counsel, nationwide, 1980-1985

Assistant counsel

State University of New York

1974 - 1977

legal intern

U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

1972 - 1973

The University of Chicago Law School

J.D. (1972)

Honors: Floyd R. Mechem Prize Scholar

Ohio Wesleyan University

B.A. (1969)

Honors: summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa