Richard Thompson Andrias (born 1943) was an associate justice of the New York

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Early life and education

He is a 1965 graduate of

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and a 1970 graduate of

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. He also attended the Graduate Law School of the

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. He served in

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as an Army Intelligence Officer with the First Air Cavalry Division and was awarded the Bronze Star and Air Medal

Legal career

Prior to joining the bench, he was a trial lawyer for the Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Division and in private practice, doing primarily corporate and commercial litigation. He subsequently served on the

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from 1983 to 1987. He was a New York Supreme Court Justice, from 1987 to 1996. He was designated as a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in 1996 by

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, and served on that court until his retirement in 2018.New York Law Journal, "Retired NY Appellate, COA Judges Launch Arbitration Venture," January 15, 2019. He teaches trial practice at

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrias, Richard 1943 births Living people New York (state) lawyers Columbia Law School alumni United States Army officers Bowdoin College alumni United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War Alumni of the London School of Economics Pace University faculty New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department justices