Hon. Deborah A. Haendiges

Deborah A. Haendiges is a judge of the New York Supreme Court, 8th Judicial District, whose current term runs through December 31, 2033. She earned a B.A. from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo in 1980 and a J.D. from SUNY Buffalo Law School in 1991. Haendiges began her legal career in 1992 as an associate at Pusatier, Sherman, Abbott & Sugarman, where she later became a partner until 2004. She served briefly as a judge of the Erie County Family Court in 2004 and as a Support Magistrate of the Family Court in 2005 before being elected to the New York Supreme Court in 2006. She was re-elected in the 2019 general election, securing her position for the next term. Her professional experience spans private practice, family court adjudication, and state supreme court jurisprudence.