Myriam J. Altman

Associate Justice

100 Centre St., Rm 1710

New York, NY 10013

(212) 374-6298  (t)

(212) 374-1809  (f)

Personal — Myriam J. Altman was born in 1939.  She began service as a Justice for the Appellate Division, Second Department in 1994.  She was appointed by Governor Mario M. Cuomo. 

Judicial Positions — Prior to serving on the Appellate Division, the Honorable Myriam J. Altman was a Supreme Court Justice, elected in 1987.  She presided over one of four new specialized commercial parts in New York County in 1993.  She was a Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York from 1978 to 1987 and Acting Justice of the Supreme Court from 1979 to 1987.    

Education — She received her JD from New York University School of Law in 1963.  She graduated from Barnard College in 1959 with a BA.

Memberships and Activities — Myriam J. Altman is a member of the:  American Law Institute, Consultative Group Restatement of Law Governing Lawyers; Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Chair of the Litigation Committee; National Association of Women Judges; New York Women's Bar Association; Commercial Courts Task Force, Chair of sub-committee on case management; Office of Court Administration Committee on Case Management Education, Co-chair; Housing Court Disciplinary Committee; Law Guardian Advisory Committee of the Office of Court Administration.

Staff —Debra J. Lennon, who received her JD from NYU in 1978, is the Law Clerk to Myriam J. Altman.  Debra J. Lennon's number is (212) 374-6298.

Links of Interest — “New York Pretrial Practice by Judge Myriam Altman, Michael Barr, Sharon Gerstman, and Burton Lipshie” http://www.jamespublishing.com/books/nycp.htm

“Woman Can Sue Over 'Lie' to Mother” - http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1063212087448

“Parole Attempt Denied To Convicted Rapist” - http://www.pcnr.com/News/2001/0221/General_Stories/17.html