Two Indian origin women appointed judges in New York City
Two Indian origin women have been appointed as the judges to the criminal and civil courts by Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City. Judge Deepa Ambekar has been reappointed to the Civil Court, while Judge Archana Rao has been appointed to the Criminal Court in New York.
Archana Rao was first appointed as the Interim Civil Judge in January 2019 and was serving in the Criminal Court. Prior, she served with the New York County District Attorney’s Office for 17 years, recently as the Bureau Chief of the Financial Frauds Bureau. Rao is a graduate from Vassar College, while she received her Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law.
Deepa Ambekar was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in May 2018 and have been serving in Criminal Court. Ambekar served as a Senior Legislative Attorney and Counsel to the Committee on Public Safety with the New York City Council. She also served with Legal Aid Society as a Staff Attorney, Criminal Defence Division. Ambekar graduated from the University of Michigan and received her Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers Law School.
28 judicial appointments and reappointments to Family Court, Criminal Court and Civil Court were made by the Mayor. “These appointees will represent New Yorkers proudly, and work tirelessly to provide oversight of our courts,” de Blasio said.
Criminal, Family and Civil Court are part of the New York State Unified Court System. Cases related to adoption, guardianship and foster care, visitation and custody, domestic violence, neglected children or abused and juvenile delinquency hear by the Family Court judges. The misdemeanor cases and lesser offences are handled by the City’s Criminal Court.
