The Hon. Brian J. Herman is a judge for the Hudson City Court in Columbia County in the Third Judicial District of New York. He was appointed to the City Court bench in 2016.
Judge Herman received his B.A. from the City University of New York at Queens College in 1980. He went on to earn his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1984.
Prior to his appointment to the bench, Herman had been in solo practice at his own law firm for thirty-two years. His areas of practice have included business law, commercial litigation, nonprofit corporations, DWI, criminal law, traffic violations, real estate, administrative law, trusts and estates, and land use. He continued to maintain his law practice after his appointment to the bench.
During his tenure in private practice, Herman also served as town justice for the Town of Copake in Columbia County from 2005 to 2013.
His memberships have included the Queens County Bar Association, the Columbia County Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the New York Magistrates Association. Judge Herman also served as president of the Columbia County Magistrates Association.