JUDICIAL · NY · 2016-2022
Janet DiFiore
Chief Justice · State Supreme Court · New York
On the record
Resigned amid ethics complaint over harassment of court attorney
SEVERITY · RESIGNED
Background
New York's Chief Justice · State Supreme Court 2016–2022: Janet DiFiore — 6-year tenure. Took office after Jonathan Lippman; succeeded by Anthony Cannataro. Departure context: Resigned amid ethics complaint over harassment of court attorney. Same-year political environment (2016): Governor Andrew Cuomo; Attorney General Eric Schneiderman; Secretary of State Rossana Rosado.
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Others who held this office in New York
- Rowan Wilson (2023-present)
- Anthony Cannataro (2022-2023)
- Jonathan Lippman (2009-2015)
- Judith Kaye (1993-2008)