Shirley Troutman

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Shirley Troutman
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Assumed office
January 12, 2022
Appointed byKathy Hochul
Preceded byEugene M. Fahey
Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
In office
February 19, 2016 – January 12, 2022
Appointed byAndrew Cuomo
Judge of the New York Supreme Court, 8th Judicial District
In office
2010–2016
Judge of the Erie County Court of New York
In office
2003–2009
Judge of the Buffalo City Court
In office
1994–2003
Personal details
Born1959/1960 (age 62–63)
Political partyDemocratic[1]
EducationState University of New York at Buffalo (BS)
Union University (JD)

Shirley Troutman (born 1959/1960)[2] is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals since 2022. She served as an associate justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division from 2016 to 2022.

Education[]

Troutman received her Bachelor of Science from State University of New York at Buffalo in 1982 and her Juris Doctor from Albany Law School of Union University.[3]

Legal and academic career[]

During her legal career, Troutman served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, as an assistant attorney general for the State of New York and an assistant district attorney for Erie County.[4] She has served as an adjunct professor at University at Buffalo Law School[5] and the Buffalo State College.[6]

Judicial career[]

Troutman was elected to the Buffalo City Court in 1994. She then served as a judge of the Erie County Court from 2003 to 2009. She later served as a justice of the Supreme Court, 8th Judicial District from 2010 to 2016.[7] In February 2016, Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Troutman to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department.[4][5]

Nomination to New York Court of Appeals[]

In April 2021, Troutman was one of seven nominees recommended to Governor Andrew Cuomo to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Leslie Stein;[6] that seat was eventually filled by Madeline Singas. On November 24, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul nominated Troutman to the seat on the New York Court of Appeals vacated by Judge Eugene M. Fahey when he retired on December 31, 2021.[7][8] The Senate confirmed her on January 12, 2022.[9] Troutman is the second African-American woman to serve on the state court of appeals.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "State Supreme Court Election Returns November 3, 2009" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Senate confirms Judge Troutman to Court of Appeals". Queens Daily Eagle. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  3. ^ "Shirley Troutman Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Hamilton, Matthew (February 18, 2016). "Cuomo appoints 10 to fill Appellate Division vacancies". Capitol Confidential. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Hon. Shirley Troutman". www.nycourts.gov. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "The Commission on Judicial Nomination Releases Its List of Seven Nominees for the Court of Appeals' Coming Vacancy Created by Judge Leslie E. Stein's Retirement" (PDF). New York State Bar Association. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Governor Hochul Nominates the Honorable Justice Shirley Troutman to the New York State Court of Appeals" (Press release). Albany, New York. November 24, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  8. ^ Duggan, Kevin (November 24, 2021). "Gov. Hochul nominates upstate judge for state's top court". www.amny.com. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  9. ^ Vick, Rachel (12 January 2022). "Senate confirms Judge Troutman to Court of Appeals". 2018 Queens Public Media. Queets Daily Eagle. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  10. ^ Reisman, Nick (November 24, 2021). "Hochul nominates Judge Shirley Troutman for top court". www.ny1.com. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

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