Peter Tom
Associate Justice
27 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
(212) 340-0403 (t)
(212) 340-0571 (f)
Personal — Peter Tom was born in 1947. He
began service as a Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department in 1994.
He was appointed by Governor Mario M. Cuomo.
Judicial Positions - Prior to beginning his sevice as an Appellate
Division Justice, Peter Tom sat as a Justice of the New York State Supreme
Court, New York County, from 1991 to 1993. He was a Judge for the Civil Court of
the City of New York in New York, NY from 1988 to 1990. Peter Tom was a Judge
for the Housing Court of the City of New York from 1985 to 1987.
Clerkships - Before Peter Tom began his judicial career, he was a Law
Clerk for the Civil Court of the City of New York in New York County from 1976
to 1985.
Legal Practice — Peter Tom was in private practice from 1975 to 1976 in
both Civil and Criminal Law.
Education - He graduated from Brooklyn Law in 1975 with a JD. He received
his BA from CCNY.
Memberships — Justice Tom belongs to the Asian American Bar Association.
Staff — Kevin Anthony Reilly is Justice Tom's Principal Law Clerk. He
received an LLM from Pace University in 1992 and graduated from St. John's
University with a JD in 1981. Kevin Anthony Reilly's telephone number is (212)
340-0403.
Links of Interest — “Governor Pataki Announces Appellate Division
Designations” -
http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/year99/march04_4_99.htm
“Insurance Department Regulation 68 Law Suit” -
http://www.ins.state.ny.us/cl01_25.htm
“City Appeals Decision Striking Down ‘99 Lead Law” -
http://www.tenant.net/Tengroup/Metcounc/Nov01/lead.html