Sandra L. Townes

Judge Sandra L. Townes

Personal

Birthday:

1944

Birthplace:

Spartanburg, SC

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Assistant district attorney, Onondaga County, New York, 1977-1987; senior assistant district attorney, 1983-1986; chief assistant district attorney, 1986-1987
Adjunct professor, Syracuse University College of Law, 1987-1995
Judge, Syracuse [New York] City Court, 1988-1999
Adjunct professor, Onondaga Community College, 1992-2001
Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fifth Judicial District, 2000-2004
Associate justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, 2001-2004

Education

Name of School:

Johnson C. Smith University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1966

Name of School - Second:

Syracuse University College of Law

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1976

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

8/2/2004

Retirement from Active Service:

5/1/2015