Honorable Jeanette Ruiz

Current Appointment:
Judge for the Bronx County Family Court
2008 – 2018 (Term Expires)

Administrative Judge in the New York City Family Court
Appointed in 2015

Education:
City University of New York Hunter College, Bachelor of the Arts
Columbia University School of Social Work, Master’s Degree
Georgetown University Law Center, Juris Doctorate

Bar Admissions:
New York State Appellate Division, First Department, 1987

Career Experience:
– Deputy Commissioner for New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services- Division of Family Permanency Division
– General Counsel for the Harlem Dowling West Side Center for Children and Family Services
– Appointed as Judge for the Kings County Family Court, 2007 – 2008
– Appointed as Judge for the Civil Court of the City of New York, 2007 – 2008
– Appointed a Judge for the Bronx County Family Court, 2008 – 2018 (Term Expires)
– Appointed as Supervising Judge for the Kings County Family Court, 2012
– Appointed as Administrative Judge in the New York City Family Court, 2015