Honorable Leslie J. Purificacion

Current Appointment:
Queens County Civil Supreme Court, Matrimonial Department
Part 39
2012 – Present

Education:
Amherst College, Bachelor of the Arts, 1976
New York Law School, Juris Doctorate, 1991

Bar Admissions:
New York State, Appellate Division, First Department, 1992

Career Experience:
– Staff Attorney at the Office of the Appellate Defender, 1991 – 1993
– Private Practice Attorney, 1991 – 1996
– Principal Law Clerk to Queens County Court Judge Dye, 1996 – 1997
– Principal Law Clerk to Queens County Court Judge Golar, 1998 – 2001
– Principal Law Clerk to Queens County Surrogate Court Judge Nahman, 2002 – 2006
– Civil Court Judge, 2007 – 2012
– Elected as a Judge for the Queens County Civil Court, 2012 – 2026 (Term Ends)