The Hon. Judith D. Waksberg is a judge for the Family Court of the City of New York in Kings County. She was appointed to the bench by Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Waksberg earned a B.A. from Brandeis University in 1977. Then, in 1982, she completed a J.D. at New York University School of Law.
Prior to her appointment to the bench, Waksberg served as the Director of the Appeals Unit of the Juvenile Rights Practice of the Legal Aid Society. She served in that capacity since 1982, specializing in representing children in abuse, neglect, and juvenile delinquency cases.
She has served as a board member of the National Association of Counsel for Children.