Shirley Troutman

Shirley Troutman is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as an associate justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division since 2016. She is a nominee to serve as an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals.

Shirley Troutman
Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
Assumed office
February 19, 2016
Appointed byAndrew Cuomo
Judge of the New York Supreme Court, 8th Judicial District
In office
2010–2016
Judge of the Erie County Court of New York
In office
2003–2009
Judge of the Buffalo City Court
In office
1994–2003
Personal details
EducationState University of New York at Buffalo (BS)
Union University (JD)

Education

Troutman received her Bachelor of Science from State University of New York at Buffalo in 1982 and her Juris Doctor from Albany Law School of Union University.[1]

During her legal career, Troutman served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, as an assistant attorney general for the State of New York and an assistant district attorney for Erie County.[2] She has served as an adjunct professor at University at Buffalo Law School[3] and the Buffalo State College.[4]

Judicial career

Troutman was elected to the Buffalo City Court in 1994. She then served as a judge of the Erie County Court from 2003 to 2009. She later served as a justice of the Supreme Court, 8th Judicial District from 2010 to 2016.[5] In February 2016, Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Troutman to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department.[2][3]

Nomination to New York Court of Appeals

In April 2021, Troutman was one of seven nominees recommended to Governor Andrew Cuomo to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Leslie Stein,[4] that seat was eventually filled by Madeline Singas. On November 24, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul nominated Troutman to the seat on the New York Court of Appeals to be vacated by Judge Eugene M. Fahey who will retire on December 31, 2021.[5][6] If confirmed, Troutman would be the second African-American woman to serve on the state court of appeals.[7]

References
  1. "Shirley Troutman Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  2. Hamilton, Matthew (February 18, 2016). "Cuomo appoints 10 to fill Appellate Division vacancies". Capitol Confidential. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  3. "Hon. Shirley Troutman". www.nycourts.gov. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  4. "The Commission on Judicial Nomination Releases Its List of Seven Nominees for the Court of Appeals' Coming Vacancy Created by Judge Leslie E. Stein's Retirement" (PDF). New York State Bar Association. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  5. "Governor Hochul Nominates the Honorable Justice Shirley Troutman to the New York State Court of Appeals" (Press release). Albany, New York. November 24, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  6. Duggan, Kevin (November 24, 2021). "Gov. Hochul nominates upstate judge for state's top court". www.amny.com. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  7. Reisman, Nick (November 24, 2021). "Hochul nominates Judge Shirley Troutman for top court". www.ny1.com. Retrieved December 2, 2021.


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