Appointed By: Common Council of the City of Peekskill
The Hon. Lissette G. Fernandez is a judge on the Peekskill City Court in the 9th Judicial District of New York. She was appointed to the bench by the Common Council of the City of Peekskill in 2020.
The 9th Judicial District encompasses Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties.
Prior to her appointment, Fernandez was a sole practitioner in her own private practice, a law firm she opened in 2015. In that capacity, she represented clients in immigration matters in Peekskill.
Fernandez earned a bachelor’s degree in history and philosophy from Iona University in 1997. She then completed a J.D. at Seton Hall University School of Law in 2002. She is licensed to practice in New York (2004).
After graduating from law school, Fernandez began her legal career as an assistant district attorney with the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office. She served in that capacity until 2007, at which time she became a special assistant attorney general with the New York State Attorney General’s Office (2007 to 2015).
Her memberships have included the Latino Judges Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Hudson Valley Hispanic Bar Association, the Westchester County Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the New York State Association of City Court Judges. She has also been involved with the Peekskill Rotary Club.
She is a recipient of the Access to Justice Award from the Hudson Valley Hispanic Bar Association (2023).
Fernandez is a naturalized United States citizen from Ecuador.
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