Valerie A. Pels

Judge Valerie A. Pels currently presides in Family Court in New York County and has served as a New York judge for 13 years.

Judge Pels was most recently appointed to the bench by a New York City Mayor for a term beginning in 2021 and ending in 2031.

To view Judge Pels’s profile on the New York State Courts website, click here.

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Published Decisions

2 decisions
  • 2024
    Matter of D.A. (Y.A.)
  • 2019
    Matter of Children's Aid Socy. (Xavier Blade Lee Billy Joe S.)