Two new administrative judges have been designated to manage courts in Nassau County and the Bronx on Tuesday, Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks announced.

Bronx Supreme Court Justice Doris Gonzalez was designated as the administrative judge for civil matters at the Bronx Supreme Court and Supervising Judge Norman St. George of Nassau County was named administrative judge of Nassau County Courts.

St. George is the replacement for Justice Thomas Adams, who was recently appointed as the presiding justice of the Appellate Term of the State Supreme Court, Ninth and Tenth Judicial Districts. Gonzalez will become the permanent administrative judge for civil matters in the Bronx after Justice George Silver served in the position on an interim basis this year. Silver is the deputy chief administrative judge for courts in New York City.

Marks thanked Silver for stepping into the role and gave a nod to Adams for serving as head of Nassau County Courts for the past five years.

“I want to express my appreciation to Judge Silver for his dynamic leadership as Bronx County's Administrative Judge for Civil Matters, an assignment which he graciously took on this past year, in addition to his wide responsibilities as Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for the New York City Courts,” Marks said. “I am also thankful to Justice Adams for his effective stewardship as Administrative Judge for the Nassau County Courts and many contributions to the courts throughout his distinguished judicial tenure.”

Both Gonzalez and St. George have been on the bench for more than a decade.

Gonzalez actually started her career in the Unified Court System as a principal law clerk until she was elected to the civil court of New York City in the Bronx in 2007. She was appointed as an acting supreme court justice in 2010, where she served in both the civil and criminal terms. She was then elected in 2016 as a supreme court justice, a position she still holds.

Before her time in the court system, Gonzalez worked at a handful of law firms in New York City. Immediately before she joined the court system, Gonzalez worked at Hayes & Mensching in Brooklyn from 2000 to 2004. She also worked at Hayes and Ryan in Manhattan for seven years until 1997. The three years between those two firms were spent in short stints at three other practices.

St. George, who was elected to the Nassau County Supreme Court this year, has served on the bench in a variety of roles since 2004, when he was first appointed, then elected, as a district court justice in Nassau County. He established the first domestic violence misdemeanor court in the county, which he presided over for three years. He also presided over the county's DWI hearings and trials for a time. He's been the supervising judge of the Nassau County District Court since 2013, when he was appointed by former Chief Administrative Judge Gail Prudenti.

St. George had his own law firm before his time on the bench called St. George & Associates. He was also a partner at the firm formerly known as Jackson, Brown, Powell & St. George for two years. He worked at other law firms early on in his career, but also had a four-year stretch as an assistant district attorney in Nassau County in the early 1990s.

Marks said he's looking forward to working with Gonzalez and St. George in their new positions.

“We are fortunate to have two such highly regarded candidates, each possessing the judicial expertise, administrative skills and leadership qualities to fulfill the multiple demands of these critically important assignments,” Marks said. “I look forward to working with Judges Gonzalez and St. George as we advance Chief Judge DiFiore's Excellence Initiative, continuing to reduce case delays, improve court operations and enhance the quality of justice in New York.”

St. George and Gonzalez are set to assume their new roles in January.

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