predecessor birth_place office termstart birth_date appointer article_title name alma_mater
carmen beauchamp ciparick new york city , u.s. associate judge of the new york court of appeals 2013 1960 12 andrew cuomo jenny rivera -lrb- judge -rrb-
 jenny rivera princeton school -lrb- j.d. -rrb- columbia law school -lrb- ll.m . university -rrb- -lrb- a.b. -rrb- new york university law
jenny rivera -lrb- judge -rrb-

jenny rivera -lrb- born december 1960 -rrb- is a judge on the new york state court of appeals .
judge rivera was appointed to the court by democratic governor andrew cuomo in 2013 for a 14-year term .
her current term expires in 2027 .
she is the second hispanic woman to serve on new york 's highest court , after carmen beauchamp ciparick .
