Patricia Mafalda DiMango (born May 19, 1953) is a retired American

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of the

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and television personality. DiMango recently starred as one of three judges along with Judge Tanya Acker, Judge Michael Corriero, and court room bailiff Sonia Montejano on the panel based

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Hot Bench.

Education

DiMango, a Brooklyn native, earned a

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degree from

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at the

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, as well as a

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degree from Columbia University Teachers College. She received a ''

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'' degree from the

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Career

DiMango is a former college professor and NYC Public School Teacher. DiMango was appointed as a Judge of the Criminal Court of the City of New York by Mayor

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in 1995. She was appointed Acting Justice of the State Supreme Court, 2nd Judicial District in 1998. She was elected as a justice of the Supreme Court of Kings County in 2002. Judge DiMango is one of the three judges on the panel court show '' Hot Bench'', created by Judge Judy Sheindlin, that debuted in September 2014. She is mentioned in a ''

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'' article regarding Kalief Browder, she sent a 16-year-old to spend over three years in

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awaiting trial. According to the article, DiMango was the presiding judge who released Browder on his 31st court appearance. She has also been involved with numerous other high-profile cases, including murders and other crimes committed against children, and hate crimes. She guest starred as a judge on season 13, episode 1 of Blue Bloods.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:DiMango, Patricia Living people 1953 births New York Supreme Court Justices Teachers College, Columbia University alumni Brooklyn College alumni St. John's University School of Law alumni Television judges