Jenny Rivera's Biography
Contact Information
Office
New York State Court of Appeals
20 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12207
Full Name:
Jenny Rivera
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1960
Birth Place:
New York, NY
LLM, School of Law, Columbia University, 1993
JD, School of Law, New York University, 1985
Graduated, Princeton University, 1982
Visiting Professor, American University Washington School of Law, 2011
Member, Commission on Human Rights, New York City
Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 2013-present
Founder/Director, Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality, Law School
Faculty Member, City University of New York School of Law
Appointed by the New York State Attorney General, Special Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights
Administrative Law Judge, New York State Division for Human Rights
Former Clerk, Pro Se Law Clerks Office, Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Professor, City University of New York School of Law, 1997-2013
Appointed by Governor Cuomo, Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, January 2013
Professor, Suffolk University School of Law, 1993-1996
Former Clerk, Sonia Sotomayor, Southern District Court, New York, 1993
Member, Homeless Family Rights Project, Legal Aid Society
Member, Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund