Honorable Terrence J. McElrath

Current Appointment:
Judge, Richmond County Family Court
2006 – 2015

Education:
Sienna College, Bachelor of the Arts, 1972
Rutgers University, Juris Doctorate, 1981

Bar Admissions:
New York State Appellate Division, Third Department, 1982
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1983
United States District Court, New Jersey, 1985
New Jersey State Bar, 1985

Career Experience:
– Social Worker, and Assistant Social Work Supervisor, for the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services, 1975 – 1981
– Assistant Corporation Counsel for the New York City Law Department’s Office of Corporation Counsel, 1981 – 1995
– Appointed as a Judge for the Richmond County Family Court, 1995 – 2005
– Reappointed as a Judge for the Richmond County Family Court, 2006 – 2015