Judge Joshua S. Shapiro: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Joshua S. Shapiro is a court attorney referee for the Broome County Supreme Court in the 6th Judicial District of New York. He joined the position in June 2017.

The 6th Judicial District includes Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga, and Tompkins counties.

During that same time, Shapiro has acted as special counsel to Administrative Judge Eugene Faughnan and later to Administrative Judge Carol Cocchiola for the Town and Village Courts.

Prior to that, he worked for six years as a senior assistant district attorney with the Office of the Broome County District Attorney (2011 to 2017). During his tenure, Shapiro held an assignment in the Homicide and Violent Felony Offense Bureau, prosecuting cases involving child abuse homicides and other major felonies against children.

Before relocating to Broome County, Shapiro prosecuted misdemeanor and felony cases as an assistant district attorney with the Office of the Suffolk County District Attorney (2006 to 2011).

He received a B.A. in history from Binghamton University in 2003. Shapiro went on to complete a J.D. at the University of Richmond School of Law in 2006. He was admitted to practice in New York in 2007.

In 2021, Shapiro ran for election as judge of the Broome County Family Court.

He and his wife, Jen, have two daughters.

Shapiro is registered as a Democrat.