Janet Marie DiFiore was born on August 9,1955 and is an American lawyer and judge who served as the Chief Judge of New York Court of Appeals from 2016 to 2022.
23 Facts About Janet DiFiore
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Janet DiFiore then was elected a judge of the Westchester County Court, and was named a justice of the New York Supreme Court, serving in that post from 2003 to 2005.
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Janet DiFiore left the bench to become district attorney of Westchester County, New York, in 2006; she stayed in that position nearly a decade, until Governor Andrew Cuomo nominated her to the New York Court of Appeals.
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Janet DiFiore's nomination was confirmed by the New York State Senate.
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Janet DiFiore started her term as the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals in New York on January 21,2016.
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Janet DiFiore resigned on July 11,2022, effective August 31,2022, amid misconduct proceedings into her alleged attempt to influence a disciplinary hearing.
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Janet Marie DiFiore was born on August 9,1955, in Mount Vernon, New York, the only child of Italian immigrants, and is a lifelong resident of Westchester County.
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In 1994, DiFiore returned to the office to serve as chief of the narcotics bureau under DA Jeanine F Pirro.
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In 1998, Janet DiFiore was elected a judge of the Westchester County Court.
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Janet DiFiore served in that position from 1999 to 2002.
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From 2003 to 2005, Janet DiFiore was a justice of the New York Supreme Court.
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In November 2005, Janet DiFiore was elected Westchester County district attorney, succeeding Pirro.
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Janet DiFiore subsequently set up an inquiry which reviewed the errors in the case and recommended reforms to prevent future wrongful convictions, such as videotaping police interrogations.
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Janet DiFiore was twice reelected district attorney, in 2009 and 2013.
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In September 2009, Janet DiFiore defeated Castro in the Democratic primary and in the general election defeated Castro and Republican candidate Dan Schorr.
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From 2011 to 2013, DiFiore was chairwoman of the New York Joint Commission on Public Ethics, a body to which she was appointed by Governor Andrew M Cuomo.
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Janet DiFiore resigned this position to run for reelection as district attorney.
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Janet DiFiore is co-chairwoman of the New York Justice Task Force, which investigates wrongful convictions; she was appointed to the task force by Jonathan Lippman, the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals.
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Thirty-three people, including Janet DiFiore, applied to succeed Lippman as chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals, following Lippman's mandatory retirement at the end of 2015.
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On December 1,2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo nominated Janet DiFiore to serve as chief judge.
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Janet DiFiore was sworn in by Cuomo at the Court of Appeals building on February 8,2016.
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In May 2022, Janet DiFiore writing for the majority struck down the redistricting maps approved by the state legislature.
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Janet DiFiore is the mother of three children, Alexandra, Joseph and Michael, now all adults.