MONICA DRINANE

Current Appointment:
Judge, Bronx County Family Court
2009 – Present

Judge, Family Court of the City of New York
2008 – 2017 (Term Ends)

Education:
St. John’s University, Bachelor of the Arts
Fordham University, Master’s Degree
New York University School of Law, Juris Doctorate

Bar Admissions:
New York State Appellate Division, First Department, 1982
United States Circuit Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 2004

Career Experience:
– Attorney and Attorney in Charge for the Legal Aid Society’s Juvenile Rights Division, 1998 – 2004
– Appointed as an Interim Judge for the Bronx County Civil Court, 2004 – 2005
– Appointed as an Interim Judge for the Bronx County Family Court, 2005 – 2006
– Appointed as a Judge for the Civil Court of the City of New York, 2007 – 2007
– Appointed as a Judge for the Family Court of the City of New York, 2008 – 2017 (Term Ends)
– Appointed as a Judge for the Bronx County Family Court, 2009 – Present