New York Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District

The New York Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District is a general-jurisdiction trial court in New York, where most civil and criminal cases are first heard. This page lists the court's sitting justices, from New York's official judicial directory.

Current justices

• SASuzanne J. Adams–
• NBNancy M. Bannon–
• ABArlene P. Bluth–
• ABAndrew S. Borrok–
• MCMargaret A. Chan–
• JCJames G. Clynes–
• DCDavid B. Cohen–
• MCMelissa A. Crane–
• JDJames E. d'Auguste–
• EEErika M. Edwards–
• LFLyle E. Frank–
• SHShlomo S. Hagler–
• JHJohn R. Higgitt–
• TJTaTanisha D. James–
• DKDeborah A. Kaplan–
• JKJohn J. Kelley–
• TKTanya R. Kennedy–
• CKCynthia S. Kern–
• JKJudy H. Kim–
• KKKathy J. King–
• LKLynn R. Kotler–
• SKSabrina B. Kraus–
• BLBrendan T. Lantry–
• GLGerald Lebovits–
• KLKelly O. Levy–
• SMSallie Manzanet–
• AMAndrea Masley–
• MMManuel J. Mendez–
• MMMarsha D. Michael–
• PMPeter H. Moulton–
• PPPhaedra F. Perry–
• BPBahaati E. Pitt–
• DRDakota D. Ramseur–
• RRRobert R. Reed–
• DRDianne T. Renwick–
• JRJulio RodriguezIII–
• LRLlinet M. Rosado–
• LSLori S. Sattler–
• VSVerna L. Saunders–
• SSSaliann Scarpulla–
• JSJennifer G. Schecter–
• CSCarol R. Sharpe–
• ASAdam Silvera–
• LSLisa A. Sokoloff–
• LSLeslie A. Stroth–
• JSJonathan H. Svetkey–
• ATAnn D. Thompson–
• ATAlexander M. Tisch–
• LWLaura A. Ward–
• TWTroy K. Webber–

Former justices

No former justices on record.

How a justice reaches this court. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any justice to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: New York State Office of Court Administration, Judicial Directory (2026 FOIL release, via Scrutinize); selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data as of 2026-07-01 (official state directory). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).