WILLIAMSBURG — CIVIL COURT JUDGE Maria Aragona will be inducted as justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County, on June 22.
The ceremony, slated to take place at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 275 North Eight St., will begin with Mass at 5 p.m. in honor of “The Feast Day of San Paolino,” Patron Saint of Nola, Italy, hometown of Aragona’s ancestors.
Aragona, who became a Civil Court judge in Kings County in 2021, presides over matters impacting neighborhoods such as Williamsburg and Bushwick in the third Municipal District. Before ascending to the bench, Aragona cultivated a broad legal background in private practice and the court system. Early in her career, she represented clients in family law, domestic violence and criminal defense matters.
Aragona’s transition to public service began in 2012 when she joined the Kings County Supreme Court as a law clerk. Soon after, Aragona rose to the position of principal law clerk to a Supreme Court justice, and in 2020, she was elected to Civil Court.
Aragona earned her juris doctor from Hofstra University School of Law, where she also completed a master’s degree in law.
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