Judith Kaye

Judith Kaye
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
In office
March 23, 1993 – December 31, 2008
Appointed byMario Cuomo (1993)
Eliot Spitzer (2007)
Preceded byRichard D. Simons (acting)
Succeeded byJonathan Lippman
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
In office
September 12, 1983 – March 23, 1993
Appointed byMario Cuomo
Preceded byJacob D. Fuchsberg
Succeeded byHoward A. Levine
Personal details
Born
Judith Ann Smith

(1938-08-04)August 4, 1938
Monticello, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 7, 2016(2016-01-07) (aged 77)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Spouse
Stephen Kaye
(m. 1964; died 2006)
Children3
EducationBarnard College (BA)
New York University (LLB)

Judith Ann Kaye (née Smith; August 4, 1938 – January 7, 2016) was an American lawyer, jurist and the longtime Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, serving in that position from March 23, 1993, until December 31, 2008.[1]

She was the first woman to serve as chief judge, the highest judicial office in New York State, and the longest-serving chief judge in New York history.

  1. ^ Seiler, Casey (January 7, 2016). "Former Chief Judge Judith Kaye dies at 77". Albany Times-Union. Retrieved January 7, 2016.