Kathryn E. Freed | |
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Justice of the
New York Supreme Court from the 1st Judicial district | |
In office 2012–2021 | |
Appointed by | A. Gail Prudenti |
Judge of the New York City Civil Court | |
In office 2006–2011 | |
Judge of the New York City Criminal Court | |
In office 2004–2005 | |
Member of the
New York City Council from the 1st district | |
In office January 1, 1992 – December 31, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Alfred C. Cerullo III |
Succeeded by | Alan Gerson |
Personal details | |
Born | October 25, 1946 |
Political party | Democratic |
Education |
Temple University (
B.S.) New York Law School ( J.D.) |
Occupation |
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Kathryn E. Freed (born October 25, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and former judge who served as a New York Supreme Court Justice from 2012 to 2021. [1] [2]
Freed graduated with a bachelor's degree from Temple University in 1969 and a J.D. from New York Law School in 1977. [1]
Freed served on the New York City Council from the 1st district from 1992 to 2001. [3] [4]
She served as a Judge of the New York City Criminal Court from 2004 to 2005 and the New York City Civil Court from 2006 to 2011, serving first in Kings County ( Brooklyn) and followed by New York County ( Manhattan). [1]
In 2012, she was appointed by Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti to become an Acting Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 1st District. [1] She ran unopposed in the general election in 2014 and was elected to a 14-year term. [5]
She was forced to retire in 2021 when then-Governor Andrew Cuomo exercised his emergency powers to order the judiciary to cut judges over the age of 70 to save $300 million due to a $14.5 billion state budget deficit caused by the pandemic. [2]