Rachel Freier

Rachel Freier
New York Supreme Court Judge
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Justice of New York City Criminal Court
In office
December 22, 2016 – January 3, 2023
Personal details
Born (1965-04-02) April 2, 1965 (age 59)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDavid Freier
Children6
EducationBais Yaakov, Touro College
Brooklyn Law School
Known forFirst Hasidic woman judge

Rachel "Ruchie" Freier (born April 2, 1965)[1] is a New York Supreme Court justice.[2]

In 2016, she campaigned and was elected as a Civil Court judge for the Kings County 5th judicial district in New York State, thereby becoming the first Hasidic Jewish woman to be elected as a civil court judge in New York State,[3][4][5] and the first Hasidic woman[6] to hold public office[7] in United States history.[8] Although she ran for the Civil Court, after her election, she was assigned to serve on the Criminal Court in the Kings County 5th judicial district.[9]

In January 2023 she was appointed to fill a vacancy on the New York Supreme Court, and in November 2023 she was elected to the position in her own right. She previously worked as a real estate attorney and community activist, and served as a volunteer court lawyer in the New York City Family Court.[10]

  1. ^ "Rachel Freier twitter".
  2. ^ "Judges of the Trial Court". nycourts.gov. August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "First Hasidic Woman Elected As Brooklyn Civil Court Judge". CBS 2 News. September 14, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "In First, Hasidic Woman Elected to Serve as Civil Court Judge in NY State". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. September 15, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  5. ^ Dolsten, Josefin (September 15, 2016). "Trailblazing Hasidic Woman Elected as Brooklyn Judge". The Forward. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  6. ^ Colletti, Roseanne (January 3, 2017). "Brooklyn Attorney Becomes 1st Female Hasidic Judge in New York". WNBC. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  7. ^ Carrega, Christina (December 26, 2016). "Brooklyn judge becomes first Hasidic Jewish woman in U.S. public office". New York Daily News. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  8. ^ Ross, A.J. (December 22, 2016). "NYC Activist Becomes 1st Female Hasidic Judge in US History". WABC-TV. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference sharon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Its the American Dream". AP. January 2, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.