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'''Helen Freedman''' was a judge in the New York State court system for 36 years. From 2008 to 2014, she served as an Associate Justice of the New York [[Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department]].<ref>[http://www.courts.state.ny.us/courts/ad1/justicesofthecourt/justices_freedman.shtml Official Biography]</ref>
'''Helen E. Freedman''' is a former judge who served in the New York State court system for 36 years. From 2008 to 2014, she served as an associate justice of the New York [[Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Associate Justice Helen E. Friedman, Justices of the Court, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, Supreme Court of the State of New York |url=https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad1/justicesofthecourt/justices_freedman.shtml}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Freedman is a 1963 graduate of [[Smith College]] and a 1967 graduate of [[New York University School of Law]].
Freedman received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Smith College]] in 1963, and a [[Juris Doctor]] degree from [[New York University School of Law]] in 1967.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Judge Helen E. Freedman - Professional Background & Legal Expertise {{!}} Trellis.Law |url=https://trellis.law/judge/helen.e.freedman |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=trellis.law}}</ref>


==Legal career==
==Legal career==
Freedman was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States#|Democrat]] to the [[New York City Civil Court]] in 1978. She served on that court 1979 to 1984. She was a [[New York Supreme Court|New York Supreme Court Justice]], from 1984 to 2008. She served on the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, First Department, from 1995 to 1999 and later sat on the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court. In 2008, she was designated a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 2008 by [[List of Governors of New York|Governor]] [[David Paterson]], and served in that position until she retired from the court effective October 31, 2014.
Freedman was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[New York City Civil Court]] in 1978. She served on that court 1979 to 1984. She was a [[New York Supreme Court|New York Supreme Court Justice]], from 1984 to 2008. She served on the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, First Department, from 1995 to 1999 and later sat on the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commercial Division, New York Supreme Court |url=https://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/comdiv/index.shtml}}</ref> as a specialized [[Business courts|business court]] judge. In 2008, she was designated a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in by [[List of Governors of New York|Governor]] [[David Paterson]], and served in that position until she retired from the court effective October 31, 2014.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Helen E. Freedman |url=https://history.nycourts.gov/biography/helen-e-freedman/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Historical Society of the New York Courts |language=en-US}}</ref>


She also served on the Pattern Jury Instructions Committee of the Association of Justices of the [[New York Supreme Court]] and as a member of the New York State and Federal Judicial Council. She was also an adjunct Professor of Law at [[New York Law School]].
She also served on the Pattern Jury Instructions Committee of the Association of Justices of the [[New York Supreme Court]] and as a member of the New York State and Federal Judicial Council. She was also an adjunct Professor of Law at [[New York Law School]]. Freedman has served on the Board of New York County Lawyers Association. She has served as president of the New York State Association of Women Judges, and of Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


Freedman authored ''New York Objections'', a book on best practices for making evidentiary objections at [[trial]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Freedman |first=Helen E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4g4rDwAAQBAJ |title=New York Objections |date=2018-03-30 |publisher=James Publishing |isbn=978-0-938065-48-7 |language=en}}</ref> as well as a chapter in the [[treatise]] ''Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts'' on coordinating litigation between New York's federal and state courts.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Warshawsky |first=Hon. Ira B. |date=2016 |title=The Commercial Litigator's Bible - Fourth Edition: A Review of the Fourth Edition of Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts |url=https://digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2757&context=lawreview |journal=Touro Law Review |volume=32 |issue=4 |pages=987–988}}</ref> She also authored the [[law review]] article, ''Selected Ethical Issues in Asbestos Litigation''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Freedman |first=Helen |date=2008 |title=Selected Ethical Issues in Asbestos Litigation |journal=Southwestern University Law Review |volume=37 |pages=511}}</ref>
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She now serves as a mediator with [[JAMS #alternative dispute resolution)|JAMS]].

Among other honors, Freedman has received a number of awards from the [[New York County Lawyers' Association]], including the [[Louis Capozzoli|Louis J. Capozzoli]] Gavel Award<ref>{{Cite web |title=Louis J. Capozzoli, Justices of the Court (Historical), Appellate Division - First Judicial Department |url=https://nycourts.gov/courts/ad1/centennial/Bios/ljcapozzoli2.shtml |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=nycourts.gov}}</ref> in 2005, the Civil Practice Award in 2015, and the Civil Court Distinguished Service Award for Accomplishments in Enhancing the Status of Women in the Judiciary, in 2004. In 1998, she received the Award for Judicial Excellence from the State Trial Judges Conference of the [[American Bar Association]], and she received a Smith College Medal for Judicial Independence in 2000.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

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She now serves as a mediator with [[JAMS (alternative dispute resolution)|JAMS]].


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:37, 7 September 2024

For those of a similar name, see Helen Friedman and Helen Freeman (disambiguation).
Helen Freedman
Associate Justice of the First Judicial Department
In office
2008–2014
Appointed byDavid Paterson
Justice on the New York Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District
In office
1984–2008
Judge on the New York City Civil Court
In office
1979–1984
Personal details
Born1942
New York
SpouseHenry Freedman
Alma materSmith College
New York University School of Law

Helen E. Freedman is a former judge who served in the New York State court system for 36 years. From 2008 to 2014, she served as an associate justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department.[1]

Early life and education

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Freedman received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in 1963, and a Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law in 1967.[2]

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Freedman was elected as a Democrat to the New York City Civil Court in 1978. She served on that court 1979 to 1984. She was a New York Supreme Court Justice, from 1984 to 2008. She served on the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, First Department, from 1995 to 1999 and later sat on the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court,[3] as a specialized business court judge. In 2008, she was designated a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in by Governor David Paterson, and served in that position until she retired from the court effective October 31, 2014.[1][2][4]

She also served on the Pattern Jury Instructions Committee of the Association of Justices of the New York Supreme Court and as a member of the New York State and Federal Judicial Council. She was also an adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School. Freedman has served on the Board of New York County Lawyers Association. She has served as president of the New York State Association of Women Judges, and of Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert.[1][2][4]

Freedman authored New York Objections, a book on best practices for making evidentiary objections at trial,[5] as well as a chapter in the treatise Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts on coordinating litigation between New York's federal and state courts.[6] She also authored the law review article, Selected Ethical Issues in Asbestos Litigation.[7]

Among other honors, Freedman has received a number of awards from the New York County Lawyers' Association, including the Louis J. Capozzoli Gavel Award[8] in 2005, the Civil Practice Award in 2015, and the Civil Court Distinguished Service Award for Accomplishments in Enhancing the Status of Women in the Judiciary, in 2004. In 1998, she received the Award for Judicial Excellence from the State Trial Judges Conference of the American Bar Association, and she received a Smith College Medal for Judicial Independence in 2000.[1][2][4]

She now serves as a mediator with JAMS.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Associate Justice Helen E. Friedman, Justices of the Court, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, Supreme Court of the State of New York".
  2. ^ a b c d "Judge Helen E. Freedman - Professional Background & Legal Expertise | Trellis.Law". trellis.law. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  3. ^ "Commercial Division, New York Supreme Court".
  4. ^ a b c "Helen E. Freedman". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  5. ^ Freedman, Helen E. (2018-03-30). New York Objections. James Publishing. ISBN 978-0-938065-48-7.
  6. ^ Warshawsky, Hon. Ira B. (2016). "The Commercial Litigator's Bible - Fourth Edition: A Review of the Fourth Edition of Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts". Touro Law Review. 32 (4): 987–988.
  7. ^ Freedman, Helen (2008). "Selected Ethical Issues in Asbestos Litigation". Southwestern University Law Review. 37: 511.
  8. ^ "Louis J. Capozzoli, Justices of the Court (Historical), Appellate Division - First Judicial Department". nycourts.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
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