A Conversation with the Honorable Judge Modica

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Dr. Christina M. Blackburn

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The MINDFUL ON PURPOSE PODCAST is a safe space where unexplored topics on gender-based violence/intimate partner violence/child endangerment are discussed with FIELD EXPERTS to increase awareness and improve care for vulnerable women and children. Target listener: doctors, nurses, hospital and clinic executives, law enforcement, domestic violence researchers, government officials, all frontline workers, survivors/victims, family and friends of survivors/victims, and ALL concerned humans.

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A Conversation with the Honorable Judge Modica

Mindful on Purpose

1 hour 3 minutes 31 seconds

3 years ago

A Conversation with the Honorable Judge Modica

Welcome to the Mindful on Purpose Podcast! This month we will talk with NYC Hon. NYC Judge Deborah Modica.

Deborah Stevens Modica was born and raised in Queens, New York. She attended Christ the King High School and Fordham University for her undergraduate studies. Following her father’s footsteps, Deborah attended law school, graduating from Fordham University Law School in 1976. After law school, she applied to defender organizations and District Attorney’s Offices. She was ultimately hired by the Queens District Attorney’s Office, where she got excellent experience in the Appeals Bureau, the Felony Trial Bureau, and the Homicide Bureau. She ultimately returned to the Appeals. Bureau as its Chief. Deborah next moved on to the Kings County District Attorney’s Office as Bureau Chief of the Supreme Court Trial Bureau and held Executive District Attorney positions. Starting in 1990, the Kings County District Attorney’s Office developed a very serious approach to domestic violence cases. In 1997, Deborah was appointed to the Criminal Court of the City of New York and assigned to Queens County, where she handled all domestic violence cases in their early stages and all misdemeanor Domestic Violence cases until their conclusion. In 2003, Deborah was made Supervising Judge of the Queens Criminal Court. After almost ten years in that position, Deborah was assigned to Supreme Court, where she handled all felony domestic violence cases involving intimate partners. Deborah retired from the bench at the end of 2020.

The MINDFUL ON PURPOSE PODCAST is a safe space where unexplored topics on gender-based violence/intimate partner violence/child endangerment are discussed with FIELD EXPERTS to increase awareness and improve care for vulnerable women and children. Target listeners: doctors, nurses, hospital and clinic executives, law enforcement, domestic violence researchers, government officials, all frontline workers, survivors/victims, family and friends of survivors/victims, and ALL concerned humans. www.speranzaproject.org

Creator/Host: Christina M. Blackburn, MSc - Award-winning medical educator, advocate for women and children in crisis, and survivor.