Michele Pirro Bailey

Professional career

• Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Appointed, 2011 to Present
• Began her legal career in 1985 as a deputy attorney for Onondaga County, later serving as an assistant district attorney (1987–1988) and returning as deputy attorney through 1992

Education

Additional information

• In 2024, she announced her retirement before the end of her term.
• She was re‐elected in 2017 for a second 10‐year term.
• Joined the Family Court in 2008
• Michele Pirro Bailey is a retired judge of the Onondaga County Family Court in Syracuse, New York, who served from 2008 until her retirement before the end of her term, and is now listed as a member of the New York Family Court Advisory & Rules Committee
• Elected in 2007 to the Onondaga County Family Court and began her tenure in 2008.
• Worked in private practice (1993–1998) and as court attorney to Family Court Judge Anthony Paris (1993–1999), later serving as his principal law clerk.
• Current court assignment: Onondaga County Family Court
• her judicial and legal work has focused on family law, residential real estate, and personal injury matters
• She is currently noted as a member of the New York Family Court Advisory & Rules Committee, serving in a retired capacity
• Although retired from the bench, she remains active in the judicial community as a member of the New York Family Court Advisory & Rules Committee, which advises on family court rules and policy