Saliann Scarpulla
2027
2020 - Present
2025
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Saliann Scarpulla is a judge for the 1st Department of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division. She assumed office in 2020. Her current term ends on December 31, 2025.
Scarpulla (Democratic Party) is also a judge of the New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Education
Scarpulla received her B.A. degree from Boston University in 1982 and her J.D. degree from the Brooklyn School of Law in 1986.[1]
Career
Scarpulla began her career in 1986 as a court attorney to Justice Alvin F. Klein. In 1988, she joined the law firm of Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn as a litigation associate. She worked in this position until 1993, when she joined the FDIC New York Legal Services Office as Counsel/Senior Litigator. From 1997 to 1999, she was the senior vice president and counsel for the Hudson United Bank. She then worked as a court attorney to Justice Eileen Bransten until her judicial election. She joined the New York City Civil Court in 2002 and became an acting Supreme Court justice in 2009.[1]
Elections
2012
Scarpulla was elected to the New York County Supreme Court after running unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
- See also: New York judicial elections, 2012
2011
Scarpulla was re-elected to the Civil Court after running unopposed in 2011.[4][5]
- See also: New York judicial elections, 2011
Noteworthy cases
Judge rules case against Trump Foundation can proceed (2018)
On November 23, 2018, Judge Scarpulla ruled that a lawsuit against the Trump Foundation could proceed in the Supreme Court of New York in New York County. The lawsuit was brought by New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood (D) in June. The ruling decided against the Trump Foundation's efforts to dismiss the case.[6] Click here to read the full ruling.
Scarpulla wrote her decision was "entirely consistent with the Supreme Court's holding in Clinton v. Jones that the President of the United States is 'subject to the laws for his purely private acts.'"[6] In Clinton v. Jones, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in 1997 that a sitting president was not immune from civil litigation for acts allegedly committed before his or her time in office.[7]
The lawsuit named the Donald J. Trump Foundation and its board members: Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump. Attorney General Underwood alleged the board members illegally operated the Foundation, "resulting in the misuse of charitable assets and self-dealing." The attorney general also argued the Foundation misused charitable donations to promote Trump properties, support Trump's presidential campaign, and make personal purchases.[8]
Trump Foundation lawyer Alan Futerfas said in a statement, "All of the money raised by the Foundation went to charitable causes to assist those most in need. As a result, we remain confident in the ultimate outcome of these proceedings."[6]
Delay, but no victory for Bank of America in $8.5B settlement (2014)
Manhattan Commercial Division Justice Saliann Scarpulla approved most of a $8.5 billion settlement against Bank of America for various investors who felt they had been ripped off by the company.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag The postponement had been sought by AIG, who argued that the trustee for the bonds, Bank of New York Mellon, had failed to act in good faith and had short-changed investors in the settlement arrangement.
Justice Scarpulla took over on the Commercial Division after Justice Barbara R. Kapnick was elevated to the Supreme Court, Appellate Division. Kapnick had previously approved the settlement.[9]
See also
- New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
- New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District
- New York County, New York
- Judicial selection in New York
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ New York State Board of Elections, Certified 2012 General Election Results
- ↑ New York City Board of Elections, Sample Ballot - Manhattan
- ↑ New York Daily News, Unofficial NYC Election Results," November 9, 2011
- ↑ Board of Elections in the City of New York, The Contest List - General Election 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 NPR, "Judge Rules New York State's Lawsuit Against The Trump Foundation Can Proceed," November 24, 2018
- ↑ Legal Information Institute, "Clinton v. Jones," accessed November 26, 2018
- ↑ Supreme Court of the state of New York, New York County, People of the state of New York v. Trump, November 23, 2018
- ↑ The New York Times: DealBook, "A.I.G. Seeks to Delay Bank of America Mortgage Settlement," February 5, 2014
