Invitation to Judge Miller’s Memorial Service

It is with great sadness and profound loss that we announced that the Honorable Sondra M. Miller passed away, peacefully, at her home, on August 7, 2024. Judge Miller’s children, David Miller, Dr. Seth Miller, Miriam Reback, Esq. and Dr. Wendy Miller invite her friends and colleagues to join them and their families in a celebration of her incredible life at her Memorial Service at 1pm on Sunday, September 8, 2024 at the Larchmont Temple, located at 75 Larchmont Ave., Larchmont, New York 10538.

Judge Miller’s life and career were spent advancing the social, economic and legal status of women through the law. She achieved greatness in the legal community through her pioneering efforts and “firsts” that include her graduation from Harvard Law School’s first class to admit women and her appointment as the first woman Associate Justice, New York State Appellate Division, Second Department, where she served from 1990 to 2006. She was a founder & former President of the Westchester Women’s Bar Association and JALBCA and a founder & former Vice-President of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York. Judge Miller’s many contributions to Matrimonial and Family Law include defining the role of Attorneys for Children and promoting the enactment of no fault divorce & mandatory parent education. Judge Miller was Chief Counsel to Goldschmidt & Genovese, LLP. A few days before Judge Miller passed away, she co-authored the article: “Which Parent Gets Custody of the Embryos?” which will be published in the NYLJ on August 20, 2024.