Thomas Dickerson
Thomas A. Dickerson was a judge on the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department. He was designated to this division in 2006.[1][2] Dickerson retired in 2017.[3]
Education
Judge Dickerson received his B.A. from Colgate University in 1969, and his J.D. and M.B.A. degrees in 1973 from Cornell Law and Business Schools, respectively. He served in the Army Special Forces as a Green Beret from 1963 to 1966, including service in Vietnam in 1956 and 1966. He also served in the New York Guard. He was married and had two children.[1][4]
Career
Judge Dickerson began his legal career in 1974 as an associate attorney with the law firm Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler. In 1975, he joined the firm Shea & Gould. From 1977 through 1993, he worked as a solo practitioner in the areas of consumer law, travel law, and consumer class actions. During this time, from 1989 to 1993, he also worked as a councilman of the City of Yonkers. He worked as a Yonkers City Court judge from 1994 through 1999. From 2000 through 2002, he was a Westchester County Court judge and an acting Family Court judge. He became a Supreme Court justice in 2003 and his 14 year term expired on December 31, 2017. He began serving on the Appellate Division in 2006.[1][4]
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