Justice Belen This is Me

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1. 1. Author Biographies: New York Trial Notebook

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   Published on: 12/12/2007   Last Visited: 1/31/2008

   Justice Belen is a member of the Cornell University Council; Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission on Minorities; Unified Court System Curriculum Development Committee; New York State Second Judicial District Uniform Rules Committee; and the Kings County Jury Board. He is a founding member of the Cervantes Society.
   
   Justice Belen has headed the Trial Assignment and Jury Coordinating Parts in Brooklyn Supreme Court, on a rotating basis, since 1998.
   
   In March 2005 Justice Belen was appointed an Associate Justice of the Appellate Term, for the Supreme Court for the 2nd and 11th Judicial Districts.

2. 2. Author Biographies: New York Trial Notebook

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   In March 2005, Justice Belen was appointed an Associate Justice of the Appellate Term for the Supreme Court for the 2nd and 11th Judicial Districts.
   
   Prior to his judicial career, Justice Belen was a trial lawyer with the Criminal Defense Division of the Legal Aid Society. He later joined the New York City Law Department and served as the Bronx Borough Chief of the Office of the Corporation Counsel. He has participated in clinical programs at Brooklyn Law School, Hofstra Law School, and in many CLE programs sponsored by, among others, the New York State Trial Lawyers Institute. Justice Belen graduated cum laude from Brooklyn College and earned a Doctor of Law with Specialization in International Legal Affairs degree from Cornell Law School.