A. Gail Prudenti
A. Gail Prudenti was a Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, who joined the court in 2011. She previously served on the New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County, New York Appellate Division and New York Supreme Court, Kings County. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1953 · age 73
- Tenure
- 2011–2015 · 4 yrs
Judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County | – | – |
| 1996 | New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County | – | – |
| 1999 | New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County | – | – |
| 2001 | New York Appellate Division | – | – |
| 2001 | New York Supreme Court, Kings County | – | – |
| 2002 | New York Appellate Division | – | – |
| 2011 | New York Court of Appeals | – | – |
Education
| Fordham University | 1974 | |
| University of Aberdeen (United Kingdom) | 1978 | |
| University of Aberdeen (United Kingdom) | Honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD) | 2004 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Prudenti authored 19 published opinions for the court (2002–2011). Most cited: Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Ass'n v. Mastropaolo (202 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge. 19 of these were attributed to Prudenti by a unique court-, date-, and surname-match against our roster (marked ), because CourtListener recorded no author for them. Each links to the official text to verify. How we match.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Ass'n v. Mastropaolo† | 42 A.D.3d 239 | 202 |
| 2008 | Prichep v. Prichep† | 52 A.D.3d 61 | 163 |
| 2002 | Allen v. Strough† | 301 A.D.2d 11 | 38 |
| 2005 | Majlinger v. Cassino Contracting Corp.† | 25 A.D.3d 14 | 29 |
| 2010 | Campbell v. Thomas† | 73 A.D.3d 103 | 25 |
| 2002 | Poster v. Strough† | 299 A.D.2d 127 | 22 |
| 2009 | People v. Vaughan† | 62 A.D.3d 122 | 19 |
| 2011 | In re Sing W.C. Sing Y.C.† | 83 A.D.3d 84 | 17 |
| 2008 | Coque v. Wildflower Estates Developers, Inc.† | 58 A.D.3d 44 | 17 |
| 2004 | In re the Estate of Hunter† | 6 A.D.3d 117 | 17 |
| 2007 | Fair Price Medical Supply Corp. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.† | 42 A.D.3d 277 | 14 |
| 2002 | Dunphy v. J & I Sports Enterprises, Inc.† | 297 A.D.2d 23 | 9 |
| 2007 | Harris v. State† | 38 A.D.3d 144 | 8 |
| 2004 | In re Sheldon S.† | 9 A.D.3d 92 | 8 |
| 2002 | Thomas v. Alleyne† | 302 A.D.2d 36 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 19 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
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Sources
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- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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4 years on the New York Court of Appeals. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).