Dianne Renwick

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Dianne Renwick
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Born (1960-05-20) May 20, 1960 (age 64) [1]
Political party Democratic
Spouse Robert Johnson
Education Cornell University (BA)
Yeshiva University (JD)

Dianne Theresa Renwick [2] is the presiding justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department. [3]

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Early life and education

She is a 1982 graduate of Cornell University and a 1986 graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Prior to joining the bench, she worked as a staff attorney in various divisions of the Legal Aid Society. She subsequently served on the New York City Civil Court from 1997 to 2001 and was a New York Supreme Court Justice from 2001 to 2008. She was designated as a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 2008 by Governor David Paterson.

People of State NY v Trump

Renwick served on the appellate court panel that granted a motion to lower Donald Trump’s bond in his civil case to $175 million. Additionally, this panel afforded Trump a ten-day stay, as well as allowing him and his family to resume business in New York state, which allows Trump to obtain loans from New York financial institutions. The appellate court’s decision received significant criticism among progressives and generated widespread bewilderment among legal scholars, who questioned the leniency exhibited by the court as well as the underlying motivations for such a decision. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Governor Hochul Appoints Dianne T. Renwick as Presiding Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department | Governor Kathy Hochul". www.governor.ny.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  2. "Judge Dianne T. Renwick". Trellis. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  3. "Appellate Division - First Judicial Department".
  4. "Trump's Bond in Civil Fraud Case Reduced to $175 Million - The New Yo…". archive.ph. 2024-03-25. Archived from the original on 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-07-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. https://eddsa.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/public/2024_01134_PEOPLE_OF_THE_STATE_OF_v_PEOPLE_OF_THE_STATE_OF_ORDER_21.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]