Zayas makes two new Appellate Term, Second Department appointments on Long Island | amNewYork

"Two state Supreme Court justices on Long Island were promoted to take on new roles on Wednesday for a Brooklyn-based midlevel appeals court that's still reeling from the sudden death of its presiding judge. Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas appointed Timothy S. Driscoll as the Appellate Term, Second Department's presiding justice and Justice Maureen T. Liccione as an associate justice on the court."

"Driscoll came to the bench from a career in local government and as a prosecutor. He served as deputy county executive on law enforcement and public safety in Nassau County from July 2004 to December 2007. Prior to that he served as a law clerk to Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in Suffolk County and an assistant district attorney in Nassau County."

Two state Supreme Court justices from Long Island received promotions to the Appellate Term, Second Department following the death of its presiding judge. Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas appointed Timothy S. Driscoll as presiding justice and Maureen T. Liccione as associate justice. Driscoll succeeds Presiding Justice Jerry Garguilo and Liccione will fill Driscoll's prior position. The appellate court handles appeals from city and justice courts in Long Island and the Hudson Valley and Long Island district courts. Driscoll has served on the Nassau County Supreme Court since 2008, presiding in its Commercial Division since 2009. Liccione has served on the New York Court of Claims since 2019.

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