Judith Livingston (born 1955) is an American

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. Livingston grew up on

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, and initially intended to study

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. However, she gained a J.D. degree from

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and instead went into the legal profession. In 1992 Livingston became the first female member to be admitted to the exclusive

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, a society of top American lawyers. In 2022
she became president
of this invitation-only organization of the top 100 plaintiffs lawyers in the United States. A specialist in

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, Livingston is a partner at the New York legal firm Kramer, Dillof, Livingston and Moore, and is married to her fellow partner Thomas Moore.

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