A. Gail Prudenti at a glance
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- Former Justice
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- New York Supreme Court, Kings County
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A. Gail Prudenti
Former Justice · New York Supreme Court, Kings County
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
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Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
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Biography
Professional career
- Dean of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 2017-present
- Interim Dean of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 2017-present
- Executive Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 2015-present
- Chief Administrative Justice, NYS Unified Court System, Office of Court Administration, NY, 2011-2015
- Special Counsel, New York City Patrolmen's Benevolent Association's Widows and Orphans Fund, New York, NY, 1982-1991
- Practitioner, Private Practice, 1982-1991
- pros, Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney, NY, 1980-1982
- Clerk, then Law Assistant, Suffolk County Surrogate's Court, NY, 1978-1980
Judicial service
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County, NY, 1992-1994
- Judge, Suffolk County Surrogate's Court, NY, 1995-2000
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County, NY, 1996-2000
- Administrative Law Judge, Suffolk County District Court, NY, 1999-2001
- Judge, New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County, NY, 1999-2000
- Associate Justice, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, NY, 2001-2002
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2001
- Presiding Justice, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, NY, 2002-2011
- Judge, New York Court of Appeals, NY, 2011-2015
- She was first elected to the supreme court in 2001 and was appointed to the appellate division by Governor George Pataki later that year.
Education
- Fordham University · BA, 1974
- University of Aberdeen (United Kingdom) · LLB, 1978
- University of Aberdeen (United Kingdom) · Honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD), 2004
- Marymount College in 1974 and an L.L.B. (law) degree in 1978 from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland · B.A.
Personal record
Born 1953
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Exhibits
Statewide
The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Sources
New York Supreme Court, Kings County current judicial profile
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View New York Supreme Court, Kings County current judicial profile ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Statewide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗