In 2015, Rajeswari was sworn in as a criminal court judge, becoming the first India-born woman to be appointed a judge in the city. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and her law degree from Rutgers Law School. She is the first South Asian female judge to be appointed a judge to a criminal court New York City. from Chennai as a teenager, previously worked with the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office for her. Rajeswari, 43, who had migrated to the U.S. She was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio in April 2015 and sworn in that month. Chennai-born Raja Rajeswari has been sworn-in as a criminal court judge in New York by Mayor Bill de Blasio, becoming the first India-born woman to be appointed a judge in New York City. Prior to that, she was a Staff Attorney at the Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division, and a litigation associate at a private firm. Judge Raja Rajeswari is a judge on the New York City Criminal Court of the New York State Unified Court System. “I know these judges will ensure due process is afforded to all who come before their court.” Ambekar served with the New York City Council for three years as Senior Legislative Attorney and Counsel to the Committee on Public Safety. “Every New Yorker deserves access to a fair and equitable justice system,” de Blasio said. The mayor announced the appointment of interim Civil Court Judge Ambekar and the reappointment of three Family Court judges. NY CLE: 1.0 Credit in Ethics and Professionalism, 0.5 Credits in Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias, Non-Transitional. Ambekar, 41 is appointed to Civil Court and will be serving in Criminal Court, said a statement from the office of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Rajeswari, who had immigrated to the US from India as a teenager, previously worked with the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office for her entire career in several bureaus including Criminal Court, Narcotics, Supreme Court, and the Sex Crimes Special Victims Bureau, where she last served as Deputy Chief.Indian-American Deepa Ambekar has been appointed as interim judge to the civil court of New York City, becoming the second Indian-American woman judge in the city after Chennai-born Raja Rajeswari. Prior to that, she was a Staff Attorney at the Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division, and a litigation associate at a private firm. She started performing at the age of three and. She followed in the footsteps of her mother Sudarkodi Padma Ramanathan, who was a famous dancer and the director of a successful cultural institution entitled Padmalaya Dance Academy. “I know these judges will ensure due process is afforded to all who come before their court.”Īmbekar served with the New York City Council for three years as Senior Legislative Attorney and Counsel to the Committee on Public Safety. Raja Rajeswari was born in Chennai in Southern Indian. The mayor announced the appointment of interim Civil Court Judge Ambekar and the reappointment of three Family Court judges.
New York, May 4: Indian-American Deepa Ambekar has been appointed as interim judge to the civil court of New York City, becoming the second Indian-American woman judge in the city after Chennai-born Raja Rajeswari.Īmbekar, 41 is appointed to Civil Court and will be serving in Criminal Court, said a statement from the office of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.