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Judge Lippman presently serves as the Chair of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform, a 27-person blue ribbon commission, formed to examine the future of the Riker’s Island jail facilities in the context of systemic criminal justice reform.
Jonathan Lippman (born May 19, 1945) is an American jurist who served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 2009 through 2015. He is currently Of Counsel in the Litigation & Trial Department of Latham & Watkins’ New York office.
The Honorable Jonathan Lippman, former Chief Judge of New York and Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, is Of Counsel in the New York office of Latham & Watkins LLP and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Trial Department.
Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman. Chief Judge Lippman (ret.) is currently Of Counsel for Latham & Watkins, LLP in New York City, New York. He previously served as Chief Judge of the State of New York and Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, a position he held since 2009.
The Commission, chaired by former Chief Judge of the State of New York Jonathan Lippman, is an independent body of experts, policymakers, and advocates from a variety of backgrounds, including corrections, law enforcement, victims’ services, the judiciary, academia, service providers, business, and those who have spent time behind bars.
Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, 2009-2015. Biography. by John W. McConnell. This biography was prepared in 2012 and does not include Judge Lippman’s final years as Chief Judge or his life after leaving the bench. In 2018, the Society collected his oral history.
From January 1996 to May 2007, he served as the Chief Administrative Judge of all New York State Courts – the longest tenured person ever to serve in that position – and played a central role in many far-reaching reforms of the Judiciary and legal profession.
