Brenda Rivera

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Brenda Rivera

New York City Civil Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

Cornell University

Law

State University of New York, Buffalo

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2014
* 2 Education
* 3 Career
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

Brenda Rivera is a judge of the New York City Civil Court of Bronx County, New York. She was elected in 2014 for a term that expires on December 31, 2024.[1]

## Elections[edit]

### 2014[edit]

See also: New York judicial elections, 2014
Rivera ran for election to the New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, (countywide).
General: She defeated Harry Hertzberg in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 88.2 percent of the vote. [1]

## Education[edit]

Rivera received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her J.D. degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.[2]

## Career[edit]

Prior to her election to the bench, Rivera served as a court attorney for the Bronx County Supreme Court.[2]

## See also[edit]

* Bronx County, New York
* Judicial selection in New York
* New York judicial elections

## External links[edit]

* Facebook.com, "Brenda Rivera"
* New York State Unified Court System, "Bronx County: Bronx Civil Court"

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York State Unified Court System, "Judicial Candidate Information: Brenda Rivera," accessed November 3, 2014
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Facebook.com, "Brenda Rivera," accessed November 3, 2014

New York courts

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Federal courts:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York

State courts:

New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts

State resources:

Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York