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Michael Garcia
Judge, New York Court of Appeals
Background: Prior to his appointment to the State of New York Court of Appeals he worked as an attorney in private practice from 2008 to 2016.
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) (January 20, 2016)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D)
- Appointment date
- January 20, 2016
- Took office
- February 8, 2016
- Current term ends
- February 7, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- Not listed
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: State University of New York, Binghamton, 1983
- Law: Albany Law School, 1989
- Graduate: College of William & Mary, 1984
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- 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 Michael Garcia’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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