Back شيلا ابدوس سالام ARZ Sheila Abdus-Salaam Spanish شیلا عبدالسلام Persian Sheila Abdus-Salaam French שילה עבדוס-סלאם HE Sheila Abdus-Salaam Polish Sheila Abdus-Salaam Portuguese Sheila Abdus-Salaam SIMPLE Sheila Abdus-Salaam Swedish షీలా అబ్దుస్-సలాం Tegulu
Sheila Abdus-Salaam | |
|---|---|
 Abdus-Salaam speaking at Barnard College | |
| Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals | |
| In office May 6, 2013 – April 12, 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Andrew Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Theodore Jones |
| Succeeded by | Paul G. Feinman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sheila Turner March 14, 1952 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 2017 (aged 65) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Barnard College Columbia Law School |
Sheila Abdus-Salaam (née Turner; March 14, 1952 – April 12, 2017)[1] was an American lawyer and judge. In 2013, after having served on the New York City Civil Court, the New York Supreme Court, and the Appellate Division, Abdus-Salaam was nominated to the New York Court of Appeals (New York's highest court) and was unanimously confirmed as an Associate Judge by the New York State Senate. She was the first African-American female judge to serve on the New York Court of Appeals.[2]
- ^ "Sheila Abdus-Salaam profile". Appellate Division – First Judicial Department. Supreme Court of the State of New York. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ Courts, Historical Society of the New York (March 17, 2021). "Hon. Sheila Abdus-Salaam: First African American Woman Appointed to the New York State High Court". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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