David Friedman
Associate Justice
27 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
(212) 340-0400 (t)
Personal — David Friedman
was born in 1950 and is a Democrat. He became a Justice for the Appellate
Division, First Judicial Department in 1999, appointed by Governor George E.
Pataki.
Judicial Positions - Prior to his Appellate Division appointment, David
Friedman sat as a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Kings County,
from 1998 to 1999. He was an Acting Justice of Supreme Court, Kings County, from
1994 to 1997. He sat as a New York City Civil Court Judge in Kings County from
1990 to 1993.
Clerkships and Law Secretary Positions - Before Justice Friedman began
his judicial career, he was a Law Secretary to the Honorable Nicholas Clemente
from 1981 to 1990. He was a Law Secretary to the Honorable Justice Martuscello
of the Appellate Division in 1980. From 1976 to 1980 he was a Law Assistant in
the Appellate Division, Second Department. As a student, he was a Clerk at the
New York State Attorney General's Office from 1974 to 1976.
Academic — Justice Friedman was an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Real
Estate from 1983 to 1992 at New York University Real Estate Institute.
Education — He received a JD from New York Law School in 1975.
Staff — Daniel J. Fish (JD, Columbia, 1988) is Law Clerk to Justice
Friedman. Daniel J. Fish's telephone number is (212) 340-0400.
Judy Zlotnick is Justice Friedman's Personal Secretary. Her telephone number is
(212) 340-0400.
Links of Interest — “Appeals Division, First Department Vacates
Arbitration Award as Improperly Interfering with School's Duty to Maintain
Educational Standards” -
http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/pressreleases/pr071902.pdf
“First Department, With Pataki Appointees, Seen as Tougher on Crime” -
http://www6.law.com/ny/stories/01/04/042401a2.shtml
“Holding Charities Accountable For Gifts” -
http://www.cwt.com/assets/Holding%20Charities%20Accountable%20for%20Gifts7_31_01.pdf