Elias Leo Milonas (born October 23, 1936) is an

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. He is now a partner with the law firm

Pillsbury Winthrop Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, also known as Pillsbury, is a full-service law firm with a particular focus on the energy, financial services, real estate and technology industries. Based in the world's major financial, technology and energy ...

Education

Milonas graduated from

Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn Law School (BLS) is a private law school in New York City. Founded in 1901, it has approximately 1,100 students. Brooklyn Law School's faculty includes 60 full-time faculty, 15 emeriti faculty, and a number of adjunct faculty. Brookly ...

with an

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in 1960.

Career

Milonas served as an associate justice for the

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from 1982 to 1998; he was Chief Administrative Judge of the State of New York from 1993 to 1995, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for New York City Courts from 1979 to 1981, and he served as state Supreme Court justice from 1978 to 1979. Prior to that, Milonas served as an Acting Supreme Court Justice, and Supervising Judge for New York County Criminal Court and the Bronx Criminal Court. He is currently a partner at the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop, where he specializes in complex commercial litigation, appeals, and

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. His clients have included

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, and The Bank of Cyprus.

Civic involvement

Milonas has taken an active role in numerous civic and governmental institutions. From 2002 to 2004 he served as president of the

New York City Bar Association The New York City Bar Association (City Bar), founded in 1870, is a voluntary association of lawyers and law students. Since 1896, the organization, formally known as the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, has been headquartered in a ...

. He has also served as a fellow of the

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; Director of the

Legal Aid Society The Legal Aid Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit legal aid provider based in New York City. Founded in 1876, it is the oldest and largest provider of legal aid in the United States. Its attorneys provide representation on criminal and civil matt ...

; Director of the Fund for Modern Courts; board member of the New York Urban League; and board member for the Fund for the City of New York, among other offices. On February 6, 2019, the New York Commission on Judicial Nomination elected Milonas to be its chair, succeeding

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, who had served that role in an interim capacity since the death of

Judith Kaye Judith Ann Kaye ( Smith; August 4, 1938 – January 7, 2016) was an American lawyer, jurist and the longtime Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, serving in that position from March 23, 1993, until December 31, 2008. She was the firs ...

in 2016.

References

Sources

Pillsbury Winthrop Biography

Appellate Division Biography

“E. Leo Milonas Joins National Board of State Courts.” National Board of State Courts. Press Release. October 15, 2003.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Milonas, E. Leo Living people New York (state) state court judges Brooklyn Law School alumni 1936 births Presidents of the New York City Bar Association People associated with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department justices