“Many of the families & children appearing in Family Court are in crisis, and I am keenly aware of the responsibility to show compassion while being able to conduct proper legal analysis of these difficult cases.”
— Judge Fugaro-Norton

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE

  • Cortlandt Town Justice, elected January 2020

  • Acting White Plains City Court Judge

  • Accessible Magistrate for Westchester Family Court

FAMILY LAW EXPERIENCE

  • 17 years as Court Attorney to Family Court Judge

  • Soto, Sanchez & Negron, LLP Yonkers

  • Pace Women's Justice Center, White Plains, NY

  • Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Division, Bronx, NY

EDUCATION

  • Pace University School of Law, White Plains, NY Juris Doctor

  • Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY Bachelor of Arts

  • Gorton High School, Yonkers, NY

PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY

  • Westchester County Bar Association

  • Hudson Valley Hispanic Bar Association

  • Westchester Women's Bar Association

  • Latino Judges Association

  • Westchester County Magistrates' Association

  • Cortlandt Democratic Committee District Leader

  • Lawyer in the Classroom Program, Lakeland CSD

  • VanCortlandtville Elementary School PTA-Secretary

PERSONAL

  • Figure skater and instructor

  • Devoted Mom to daughters Gisela and Larena, and son Landon

  • Fluent in Spanish