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{{Short description|American judge}}

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| name = Susan P. Read

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| office = [[New York Court of Appeals|Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals]]

| termstart = 2003

| termend = August 24, 2015

| appointer = [[GovernorGeorge Pataki]]

| predecessor = [[Howard A. Levine]]

| successor = [[Michael J. Garcia]]

| office2 = [[New York Court of Claims|Presiding Judge of the New York Court of Claims]]

| termstart2 = 1999

| termend2 = 2003

| appointer2 = [[GovernorGeorge Pataki]]

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| termstart3 = 1998

| termend3 = 1999

| appointer3 = [[GovernorGeorge Pataki]]

| predecessor3 =

| successor3 =

| office4 = Deputy Counsel to [[List of Governors of New York|Governor]] [[George Pataki]]

| termstart4 = 1995

| termend4 = 1998

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|6|27}}

| birth_place = [[Gallipolis, Ohio]], U.S.

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| alma_mater = [[Ohio Wesleyan University]] <br /> [[University of Chicago Law School]]

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'''Susan Phillips Read''' (born June 27, 1947)<ref>[http{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nFkkAQAAIAAJ&q=Susan+Phillips+Read+1947&dq|title =Susan+Phillips+Read+1947&hl=en&ei=5HVUTYGnGcqr8AbM2uXzBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum The New York Red Book|year =2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAQ] 2007}}</ref> is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]former judge on [[New York Court of Appeals|New York State's Court of Appeals]], having been appointed by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[List of Governors of New York|Governor]] [[George Pataki]] in 2003 for a 14-year term.<ref name=bio>[http://www.courts.state.ny.us/ctapps/jread.htm Judge Read's Official Biography]</ref><ref>[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=59005 Project Vote Smart]</ref><ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/ny_local/2002/12/04/2002-12-04_7_on_gov_list_for_top_court_.html 7 on List for Top Court]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> Her selection made the appointive high court the first in the United States to becomprise primarilya composedmajority of women.<ref>[http://www.wbasny.org/shared/content/story.jsp?_event=view&_id=445502_U127802__158879 WBASNY member, Judge Susan Phillips Read appointed to Court of Appeals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728171700/http://www.wbasny.org/shared/content/story.jsp?_event=view&_id=445502_U127802__158879 |date=2011-07-28 }}</ref> She resigned from the bench effective August 24, 2015.<ref name=resign>{{cite news| last1=Stashenko| first1=Joel| title=Read Announces Resignation from the Court of Appeals| url=http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202730311100/Read-Announces-Resignation-From-the-Court-of-Appeals?slreturn=20150524105203| accessdate=24 June 2015| work=The New York Law Journal| date=24 June 2015}}</ref>

==Background==

A native of [[Gallipolis, Ohio]], Read is an alumna of [[Ohio Wesleyan University]] and the [[University of Chicago Law School]], having received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the former in 1969 and a [[Juris doctorDoctor]] from the latter in 1972.<ref name=bio/>

==Legal career==

Upon graduation, she took a position as a legal intern on the [[U.S. Atomic Energy Commission]]. In 1974, she became assistant counsel for the [[State University of New York]], continuing in that capacity until 1977.

In 1995, Read became Deputy Counsel to Governor Pataki. She was appointed by Pataki and confirmed to an unexpired term as a judge forof the [[New York Court of Claims]] on April 30, 1998, and for a full term on June 2, 1999. In 1999, she was designated as Presiding Judge of the New York State Court of Claims. Her selection for a 14-year term to New York State's Court of Appeals, also by Governor Pataki, was confirmed by the [[New York State Senate]] in 2003.

In June 2015, Read tendered her resignation from the Court of Appeals, effective on August 24, 2015.<ref name=resign/>

In March 2016, it was announced that Read joined the law firm [[Greenberg Traurig]] as [[of counsel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/16/03/p7718977/greenberg-traurig-welcomes-susan-phillips-read-former-associate-judge-o|title = Greenberg Traurig Welcomes Susan Phillips Read, Former Associate Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals}}</ref>

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