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| 2 | List of Chief Judges of the New York Court of Appeals - Chief Judges since 1974 |  |  |  |
| 3 | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| 4 | Lawrence H. Cooke | January 23, 1979 | December 31, 1984 | First Chief Judge appointed by the Governor under constitutional amendment of 1977; age-limited |
| 5 | Sol Wachtler | January 2, 1985 | November 11, 1992 | Resigned |
| 6 | Richard D. Simons (acting) | November 17, 1992 | March 22, 1993 | Acted until the appointment of a successor |
| 7 | Judith S. Kaye | March 23, 1993 | December 31, 2008 | Reached mandatory retirement age; Chief Judge with the longest tenure (more than 15 years), only Chief Judge to complete a 14-year term |
| 8 | Jonathan Lippman | February 11, 2009 | December 31, 2015 | - |
| 9 | Eugene F. Pigott, Jr. (acting) | January 1, 2016 | January 21, 2016 | - |
| 10 | Janet DiFiore | January 21, 2016 | incumbent | - |

Question: How long did Jonathan Lippman serve as the Chief Judge?
Answer: Jonathan Lippman served 6 years as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 2009 through 2015.