Judge Ellen Greenberg of Roslyn was named the supervising judge of the Nassau County Family Court on Wednesday.
Nassau Administrative Judge Thomas A. Adams appointed Greenberg to the post, in which she will oversee the seven judges, 10 support magistrates and referees, and more than 130 nonjudicial employees who handle the Family Court’s 20,000 cases each year.
“Judge Greenberg is an extraordinary judge who exemplifies fairness, integrity and brings extraordinary leadership abilities to the Family Court,” Adams said in a news release.
Greenberg, a Democrat, was elected to a second 10-year term on the Family Court bench in November. She will replace Judge Edmund M. Dane, who was elected last month to the state Supreme Court, as the top Family Court judge.
Greenberg could not be reached for an interview because she is on vacation.
Greenberg was first elected to the Family Court in 2006 and was subsequently appointed an acting state Supreme Court justice.
She graduated from Cardozo Law School in 1981 and worked in New York City’s family court system until 1997, ultimately becoming the borough chief of the Bronx office.
Family courts handle cases involving child abuse, adoption, domestic violence and other legal issues involving children and families.
They do not have juries, meaning the judge is solely responsible for making a ruling.
Greenberg specializes in child delinquency and child abuse or neglect cases.
She serves as the co-chair of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative in Nassau County and is also on the board of directors of the New York State Family Court Judges’ Association.
Greenberg is an active member of Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn, the Nassau County Bar Association, the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association and the Nassau County Jewish Lawyers’ Association.
