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12 Facts About Leslie Stein

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Leslie E Stein was born on 1956 and is a former judge on New York State's Court of Appeals.

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The daughter of two law school graduates, Leslie Stein grew up in the Capital District of New York.

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Leslie Stein graduated from Macalester College, with Phi Beta Kappa honors.

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Leslie Stein started law school at the Minnesota Law School, and after her first year, transferred to Albany Law School for her last two years, when she earned her Juris Doctor in 1981, and was ranked second in her class.

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Leslie Stein worked in a paid legal internship during her last year at Albany Law.

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Leslie Stein re-entered government service as an Albany City court judge in early 1997.

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Leslie Stein served on the Albany Law School board of trustees.

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In September 2019, Leslie Stein was nominated as Director of the Government Law Center at Albany Law School and started the role full-time in January 2022.

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Leslie Stein was elected to the State Supreme Court, Third Judicial District in 2001, and started her service on that trial bench on January 1,2002.

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Leslie Stein was appointed, in February 2008, to fill a vacancy as an associate justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Third Judicial Department.

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Leslie Stein's nomination was confirmed by the New York State Senate on February 9,2015.

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In November 2020, Leslie Stein announced her plans to retire effective June 4,2021.