Ariel Belen
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Ariel E. Belen was a justice on the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department. He joined the court on January 25, 2008.[1] He was retained by voters in 2008 and retired from the court in 2012.[2][3]
Education
Judge Belen received a B.A. degree from Brooklyn College in 1978 and a J.D. degree (with a specialization in international legal affairs) from Cornell Law School in 1981.[1]
Career
- 2008-2012: Justice, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department
- 2007-2008: Administrative Judge, Civil Term of the Kings County Supreme Court
- 1995-2007: Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York
- 1994-1995: Chief of Tort Division, Bronx Borough Office of the New York City Law Department
- 1991-1994: Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department
- 1981-1990: Criminal Defense Division, Legal Aid Society of New York[1][4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 New York Court Judge Belen biography
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, 2008 election results
- ↑ JAMS, "Retired New York Supreme Court Justice Ariel E. Belen Joins JAMS," October 18, 2012
- ↑ Office of the New York Governor, Press Release: "Governor Spitzer Appoints Supreme Court Justices Ariel Belen,...to Serve on the Appellate Division, Second Department,"
