CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -She also served as Court Attorney to a New York County Criminal Court Judge. Appointed October 2022. (Formerly appointed to the Interim Civil Court December 2021; reappointed January 2022). Judge Rachel Pauley was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in December 2021 and has been serving in Criminal Court.

Detailed explanation-2: -The governor appoints a new judge from a list of qualified nominees submitted by a judicial nominating commission. The nominee must be confirmed by the New York State Senate. The newly appointed judge serves a full 14-year term.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rolando T. Acosta has been Presiding Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, since May 2017. He was first appointed to the Court in 2008.

Detailed explanation-4: -New York City Criminal Court judges are appointed by the Mayor of New York City to 10-year terms from a list of candidates submitted by the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary.