David B. Saxe (born December 30, 1942) was an associate justice of the New York

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Early life and education

Justice Saxe earned his bachelor's degree at Columbia College in 1963. He received his JD from

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in 1966 and an LL.M. from

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in 1972.

Legal career

Following law school, Judge Saxe clerked under Shanley N. Egeth. He was the consumer advocate and director of law enforcement for the New York City Consumer Affairs Department before becoming a lecturer and assistant professor of law at the

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. He also maintained a private practice in Manhattan before joining the bench in which he specialized in representing tenants in co-op and

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conversions and landlord-tenant matters; conducted a general civil practice with an emphasis on

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; represented the rights of schoolchildren and their parents as well as handicapped children; and represented family members in

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; in addition to advocating for the consumer and doing appellate work. Judge Saxe served on the

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from 1982 to 1985 and on the

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from 1986 to 1998. In 1998, he was designated as an associate justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, by New York

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. He served on that court until retiring from the bench effective February 28, 2017. http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202779177872/First-Departments-David-Saxe-Leaving-Bench-for-Morrison-CohenFirst Department's David Saxe Leaving Bench for Morrison Cohen]. He is currently a partner in the law firm of Morrison Cohen LLP in Manhattan.

References

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