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Michele R. Titus
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New York City Civil Court Judge
Assumed office
January 1, 2020
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 31st district
In office
April 22, 2002 – January 1, 2020
Preceded by Pauline Rhodd-Cummings
Succeeded by Khaleel Anderson
Personal details
Born (1969-09-22) September 22, 1969 (age 55)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse Eric DeBerry
Children Two
Alma mater Binghamton University
Albany Law School
Profession Politician; judge
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Michele R. Titus is an American politician and jurist from Queens, New York who has served as a New York City Civil Court Judge since January 2020. A Democrat, Titus previously represented District 31 in the New York State Assembly from 2002 to 2020.

Biography

Titus is a lifelong resident of Queens and graduated from John Adams High School. She received a B.A. degree in political science from Binghamton University (State University of New York) in 1990. Titus earned her J.D. from the Albany Law School in 1993 and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1994.

Prior to her election to the Assembly, Titus served as Chief of Staff to Senator Ada Smith and a Executive Director for the New York State Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus. She had previously been an attorney for the New York City Board of Education. She has also been, at various times, a member of the staff of the Consumer Frauds Bureau of the New York State Attorney General's Office as well as the Integrity Bureau for the Queens County District Attorney's office.

A Democrat, Titus was first elected to the State Assembly in a special election held on April 16, 2002 to replace Assembly member Pauline Rhodd-Cummings, who died while in office. Titus also won the general election that November with 86 percent of the vote. She ran uncontested in the 2008 and 2010 general elections. The district comprised Far Rockaway, Rosedale, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens, South Ozone Park and South Richmond Hill. She served on several standing committees, including Children and Families, Codes, Judiciary, Small Business and Local Governments, among others. In 2017, Titus made headlines when she and her husband, Eric DeBerry, sued the state's Unified Court System. .....

On November 5, 2019, Titus was elected as a New York City Civil Court Judge. She took office in January 2020, stepping down from her Assembly seat.

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