Hon. William G. Ford

William G. Ford is a judge serving on the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 2nd Department, and the New York Supreme Court 10th Judicial District. He was appointed to the Appellate Division by Governor Andrew Cuomo on May 25, 2021, and assumed office on June 1, 2021, with a term ending December 31, 2026. Prior to that, he served as a judge on the Suffolk County District Court from 2009 to 2014, and earlier as a principal assistant county attorney for Suffolk County and a senior trial attorney at Zurich North America. He earned his undergraduate degree from SUNY Empire State College and his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. Ford has been elected to the Supreme Court 10th Judicial District in 2015 and has a record of judicial service and election victories. He is licensed to practice law in New York.