Jenny Rivera (judge)
Jenny Rivera | |
|---|---|
| Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office February 11, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Andrew Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1960 (age 64) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Princeton University (AB) New York University School of Law (JD) Columbia University (LLM) |
Jenny Rivera (born December 1960) is a judge on the New York Court of Appeals. A Democrat, Rivera was appointed to the court by Andrew Cuomo in 2013 for a 14-year term. Her current term expires in 2027. She is the second Hispanic woman to serve on New York's highest court, after Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick.