James M. Catterson is a former Associate Justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department.

Early life and education

He is a 1980 graduate of

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and a 1985 graduate of

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Legal career

Catterson worked for the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District between 1986–1992 and the Suffolk County Attorney’s Office between 1992-1998. He was also an adjunct professor for

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in 1995 and for

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from 1997 to 2002. Catterson was a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court in Suffolk County from 1999 to 2004. In 2004, he was designated a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 2004 by

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George Pataki. In 2012, Judge Catterson lost his bid for reelection to the Supreme Court in the 10th Judicial District (Nassau and Suffolk Counties). As a result, his term on the Appellate Division automatically expired on December 31, 2012. Judge Catterson is now a partner at the firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP located in the New York office.

References

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