Paul Wooten
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2019 - Present
2034
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Paul Wooten is a judge for the 2nd Department of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division. He assumed office on November 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 1, 2034.
Education
Wooten received his undergraduate degree from the University of Hartford and his J.D. degree from the Northeastern University School of Law.[1]
Career
Before he became a judge, Wooten worked as an attorney in private practice. He also previously served as a first deputy counsel for the New York City Charter Revision Commission, as counsel to the New York State Assembly Committee on Children and Families, as the chief of staff and counsel to New York State Assemblyman Albert Vann, as counsel to the New York State Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus, and as an assistant district attorney for Kings County.[1]
Noteworthy cases
Four-year old may be sued for negligence
In 2010, Justice Wooten permitted a lawsuit to go forward against a four-year old girl, a four-year old boy, and their parents. The children were riding their bikes on the sidewalk when they struck an elderly women. The estate of that woman brought suit against the children and their mothers, citing negligence. On October 1, 2010, Wooten rejected a motion to dismiss the case.[2][3]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Supreme Court of the State of New York, "Douglas D. Menagh, as Executor of the Estate of Claire Menagh, deceased v. Dana Breitman, Juliette Breitman, Rachel Kohn, Jacob Kohn," October 15, 2010
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