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Steven Benathen

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Steven Benathen
Mr. Benathen is a court attorney in Bronx Supreme Court, Criminal Term. He has previously served as a law clerk at the Appellate Division, First Department and as a public defender at the trial and appellate levels. He is co-chair of the Appellate Courts Committee of the New York County Lawyers’ Association, a member of the LGBTQ Rights Committee and Rule of Law Taskforce of the New York City Bar Association, and a member of the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York (LeGal). He received his bachelor’s degree from New York University and his law degree magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.

2024 Annual Report - Attorney Grievance Committee, Supreme Court, Appellate Division (First Judicial Department)

Steven Benathen received a bachelor's degree from New York University and a law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law.

People v Rodriguez (2022 NY Slip Op 22393)

Steven Benathen is a court attorney in the Bronx Supreme Court's Criminal Term. He previously served as a law clerk at the Appellate Division, First Department, and as a public defender at the trial and appellate levels.

Serves as a court attorney in the Bronx Supreme Court's Criminal Term.

Previously served as a law clerk at the Appellate Division, First Department.

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- The New York Civil Court has jurisdiction over civil cases involving amounts up to $50,000 and other civil matters referred to it by the Supreme Court.
- It includes a small claims part for informal dispositions of matters not exceeding $10,000 and a housing part for landlord-tenant matters and housing code violations.
- There are 120 judges elected to the Civil Court, but only about 50 sit in it. The remaining judges sit in other courts, such as the Criminal Court or Family Court.
- Judges are elected to 10-year terms in partisan elections.
- They are paid a salary of $216,400.

Judge who handles majority of civil cases in New York