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'''Susan Phillips Read''' (born June 27, 1947)<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=nFkkAQAAIAAJ&q=Susan+Phillips+Read+1947&dq=Susan+Phillips+Read+1947&hl=en&ei=5HVUTYGnGcqr8AbM2uXzBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAQ]</ref> is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] judge on [[New York Court of Appeals|New York State's Court of Appeals]], having been appointed by 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]</ref> Her selection made the appointive high court the first in the United States to be primarily composed 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]</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 doctor]] from the latter in 1972.<ref name=bio/>

==Legal Careercareer==

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 confirmed to an unexpired term as a judge for the [[New York Court of Claims]] on April 30, 1998 and for a full term on June 2, 1999. In 1999, she was designated 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.

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| NAME = Read, Susan Phillips

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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American judge

| DATE OF BIRTH = June 27, 1947

| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Gallipolis, Ohio]]