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Anthony Cannataro
Judge, New York Court of Appeals
Background: Cannataro's career experience includes working as the assistant corporation counsel for the New York City Law Department and as a principal law clerk for the Hon. Lottie E. Wilkins and the Hon. Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick.
At a glance
- Court
- New York Court of Appeals
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) (August 24, 2022); confirmed June 8, 2021; later won election on November 7, 2017
- Appointed by
- Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D)
- Appointment date
- August 24, 2022
- Took office
- June 8, 2021
- Current term ends
- June 8, 2035
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 7, 2017
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Bachelor's: Columbia University
- Law: New York Law School
- Prior offices
- New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District (Year left office: 2021)
- Acting New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge (2022 - 2023)
- Profession
- Attorney
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (Hybrid)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Anthony Cannataro’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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