Lucy Billings

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Lucy Adams Billings was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Billings earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1970 from Smith College and a Juris Doctor in 1973 from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law. From 2004 to 2023, she served as a New York State Supreme Court justice. From 1998 to 2004, she was a New York City Criminal Court and Civil Court judge. From 1989 to 1997, and from 1982 to 1986, she was the director of litigation for Bronx Legal Services. From 1986 to 1989, she was staff counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union Children’s Rights Project. In 1986, she was the director of Legal Support for Legal Services of New York City. From 1976 to 1982, she was a senior attorney at Utah Legal Services, and from 1973 to 1975, she was a staff attorney at Vermont Legal Aid. She is a co-author of the “Guide to New York Evidence,” which serves as New York’s de facto code of evidence. Judge Billings is a member of the New York State Bar, the Utah State Bar, and the Vermont Bar.